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THE 


CONFEDERATE 


SPELLING  BOOK, 


WITH 


READING  LESSONS  FOR  THE  YOUNG, 


ADAPTED    TO    THE 


USE  OF  SCHOOLS 


PRIVATE  INSTRUCTION. 


FIFTH    EDITION. 


RICHMOND,  VA.: 

PUBLISHED  BY  GEORGE  L.  BIDGOOD 

1865. 


Entered  aecording  to  the  Aet  of  the  Googress  «if  the  Confederate  States 


Smith,  Bailey  A  Co.,  Printers,  Kichmoud,  Va. 


« 

confiDderate  spelling  book.  3     1 


PREFACE. 


The  necessity  for  school  books  prepared  for  uee  in  the  Confederate 
States,  and  the  hope  that,  .'lided  by  his  long  experience  as  a  teacher,  ho 
might  make  a  compilation  better  adapt-ed  to  its  objects  than  any  of  the 
spelling  books  that  have  hertJtofore  found  favor  among  nt^,  have  induced 
the  author  to  undertake  the  task  of  preparing  the  .Confederate  Spelling 
Book. 

It  has  not  been  judged  proper  to  bewilder  the  young  pupil  with  disqui- 
sitions on  the  nature  and  power  of  letters,  tlie  roots  of  words,  their 
signification,  etc.  Such  instructions  are  ihe  legitimate  work  of  a,  die- 
tiouary,  and  are  adapted  to  a  more  matured  uudevtitanding ;  and  they 
can  not  be  advantageously  given  or  profitably  re^ceived  in  a  child's  early 
lessons  in  orthograpby. 

In  learning,  as  in  everything,  else,  it  is  not  well  to  attempt  too 
much  at  a  time.  A  child  should  bo  allowed  to  become  expert  in  the  use 
of  letters,  and  in  the  spelling  of  words,  and  the  calling  of  them  at  sight, 
before  adding  to  its  labors  and  perplexity  the  distinct  task  of  learning 
their  meaning.  ■   . 

It  is  a  great  delusion,  which  has  gained  some  foothold  with  the  unre- 
flecting, that  a  child  should  not  be  made  to  memorize  whiit  it  does  not  in 
all  respects  understand.  Nature  has  rebuked  this  id^Jt^y  developing  the 
memory  in  advance  of  the  understanding.  The  mina^  of  children  may 
be  advantageously  employed  in  learnicg  to  spell  and  pronounce  words  of 
which  they  do  not,  at  the  time,  know  the  signification  ;  and  when  tlieir 
capacities  enlarge  so  as  to  take  in  the  meaniug,  they  will  not  then  have 
to  learn  the  f  pelling.  The  two  studies  are,  in  fact,  distinct — for  the  mean- 
ing of  a  word  is  no  guide  to  its  spelling,  in  the  case-  of  children.  Indeed, 
the  elements  of  knowledge,  in  every  branch  of  study,  whether  by  the  old 
or  by  the  young,  have  to  be  learned  by  memory.  It  is  so  even  in  mathe- 
matics;  and  it  is  not  best  to  detain  or  puzzle  a  beginner  by  attempts  to 
explain  mysteries  to  him  which  he  can  only  well  understand  alter  ma- 
king such  attainments  as  will  enable  him  to  recur  to  the  subject  with  better 
advantages. 

The  main  objects  of  a  book  of  this  kind  being  to  teach  how  to  spell 
and  to  pnoNoii'NCE  words,  the  author  has  judged  it  advantageous  not  to 
allow  extraneous  matters  to  interfere  with  those  objects.  In  arranging 
the  words  in  classes  or  tables,  however,  advantage  has  been  taken  of 
analogies  in  spelling,  «nd  pronunciation,  so  as  to  associate  those  that  thus 
resemble.  This  is  done,  in  some  degree,  in  most  spelling  books,  but  not 
to  the  extent  which  is  pr.icticrible.  The.  author  is  convinced,  as  well  from 
experience  as  from  reason,  that  great  benefit  is  gained  by  such  classifica- 
tion. In  svery  such  class  of  words,  one  or  more  will  be  found  with  the 
pronunciation  of  which  the  nutive  learner  in  already  familiar,  and  these 
will  serve  as  unerring  guides  to  the  rest.  lu  this  manner  jiccuracy  of 
pronunciation  is  ensured,  which  is  very  imperfectly  and  inconveniently 
pntvided  for  by  mixing  words  of  different  sounds,  and  gui<3ing  the  pro- 
nunciation by  characters  ovor  the  ■.necnted  vowels,  which  are  not  likely 
to  be  observed  or  attended  to. 

The  association  of  similiir  words  will  make  lasting  impressions  on  the 
mind,  and  the  spelling  and  sound  of  one  will  recall  tho.^e  of  the  rp-t. 
Thna  they  will  serve  to  fix  and  establisih  each  other  iu  the  memory.     Th« 


CCNFEDEHATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 


learner,  too,  will  find  himself  greatly  encouraged  by  the  comparative  ease 
and  facility  with  which  he  can  become  familiar  with  the  words  of  his 
lesson — just  as  one  learns  rhyme  much  more  readily  than  prose,  and  re- 
members it  much  longer.  If  ibe  following  words,  for  example,  were 
given  to  a  little  child  to  learn,  and  it  were  iutcBded  to  make  the  task  as 
difficult  as  pos.<ible,  perhaps  the  order  in  which  we  now  write  them  would 
accomplish  that  object:  baker,  cider,  cruel,  local,  rider,  maker,  vocal, 
yru(  I.  But  if  it  were  desired  to  give  the  learner  all  the  aid  the  case 
would  admit  of,  they  would  unquestionably  be  written  thus :  baker, 
maker — cider,  rider — local,  vocal — cruel,  gruel. 

It  win  be  observed  that  this  system  of  classification  has  no  connection 
with  those  quack  expedients  which,  under  the  name  of  "Learning  Made 
Kasy,"  •*  Heading  Without  Tears,"  etc.,  require  a  child  to  wade  through 
a  book  to  learn  his  letters.  It  is  believed  that  profuse  explanations  obscure 
a  subject  and  confuse  the  learner.  A  text-book  should  present  its  subject 
in  a  clear,  simple  manner;  and  if  it  fulfil  these  conditions,  then  the 
briefer  the  better.  It  should  avail  itself  of  every  possible  advantage  of 
classification  and  arrangement,  so  as  to  reduce  the  number  of  demands 
upon  the  memory,  and  make  facts  mutually  the  guides  to  each  other. 
Having  done  this,  it  should  next  be  remembered,  by  teacher  and  by 
pupil,  thitt"  There  is  no  royal  road  to  learning;""  no  easy  path  by  which 
the  lary  may  become  wise.  Industrious  and  faithful  study,  and  perfect 
mastery  of  every  lession,  are  ixdisi'knsable  to  the  accjuiring  of  an  edu- 
cation. These  habirs  it  is  the  duty  of  parents  and  teachers  to  instil,  and 
of  pupils  to  attain. 

The  book  to  whtjh  this  is  the  preface  has  been  prepared  in  accordance 
with  the  ideas  above  advanced.  Much,  pains  have  been  taken  to  secure 
accuracy  in  the  spelling,  and  in  the  proper  association  of  the  words  with 
respect  to  their  pronunciation.  It  is  possible,  however,  that,  in  so  large 
a  collection,  some  errors  may  have  escaped  attention,  > 

The  reading  lessons  have  been  yirepared  or  selected  with  the  aim  of 
both  entertaining  and  instructing  those  for  whom  they  are  designed,  and 
of  presenting  useful  wessons  in  a  pleasing  or  striking  form.  It  is  not 
rucoiumended,  however,  to  put  children  to  reading  until  they  have  be- 
come pretty  familiar  with  words,  and  able  to  call  them  at  sight  with 
comparative  readiness.  The  pupil  never  understands  what  he  is  reading 
if  he  has  to  stop  to  spell  out  his  words,  or  fails  to  call  them  readily;  and 
nothing  tends  so  much  to  produce  a  sing-song  tone  as  to  attempt  to  read 
when  the  attention  has  to  bo  occupied,  or  cvu-n  divided,  with  spelling  the 
words. 


CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK.  5 

PART   I. 

THE   ALPHABET. 

The  first  principles  or  elements  of  words  are  letters. 
The  letter's  of  the  English  language  are  :■ 


ROMAN. 

ITALIC. 

NAME. 

A 

a 

A    a 

a 

B 

b 

B    b 

be 

C 

c 

C    c 

ce 

D 

d 

D    d 

de 

E 

e 

E    e 

e 

F 

f 

F    f 

ef      . 

G 

g 

G    g 

je 

H 

h 

H    h 

aitch 

I 

i 

I,    t 

i 

J 

J 

J     J 

ja 

K 

k 

K  'k     ■ 

'  ka 

L 

1 

L     I 

el 

M 

m 

■    Mm 

em 

N 

n 

N    n 

en 

0 

0 

0     0 

0 

P 

P 

P    p 

pe 

Q 

q 

Q   q 

cu 

R 

r 

K     r 

ar 

S 

s 

S     s 

es 

T 

t 

T     t 

te 

U 

u 

U    u 

u 

V 

V 

V    V 

ve 

w 

w 

W   w 

double-u 

X 

X 

X    X 

eks 

f 

y 

y  V 

wi 

z 

z 

Z     z 

ze 

k 

\ 

§' 

and 

c6  CONFEDERATE   SPELLING    BOOK. 

A  B    C    D    E  F 

G  H     I     J  K 

L  M     N     O  P 

Q  R     S     T  U 

V  W    X     Y  Z 


a  b      G  d  e     f 

g  h      i  j  k      1 

111  n     o  p     q     r 

s  t       u  V  w 

X  y  z  & 


CONFEDERATE   SPELLING    COOK. 
SCRIPT. 


yr 


VOWELS. 
A,  E,  I,  0,  U,  and  W  and  Y,  except  when  be- 
ginning a  syllable. 

CONSONANTS. 

^^VN'^V^' 2'  J;  K    ^   M  V  Q  R  S^ 

1,  V,  K,  L,  and  W  and  Y,  when  beginning 

a  S3^1]able. 

DOUBLE  LETTERS, 
ff,  ffi,  fi,  fl,  ffl. 


8  CONFEDERATE   SPELLING    BOOK. 

SYLLABLES  OF  TWO  LETTERS. 


"ha 

he 

'bi 

bo 

■    bii 

by 

ca 

ce* 

ci* 

CO 

cu 

cy* 

da 

de 

di 

do 

du 

dy 

fa 

fe 

fi 

fo 

fu 

fy 

ga 

get 

git 

go 

g^ 

gyt 

ha 

he 

hi 

ho 

hu 

by 

ja 

je 

ji 

p 

j^ 

•jy 

ka 

ke 

ki 

ko 

ku 

ky 

la 

le 

n 

lo 

lu 

ly 

ma 

me 

mi 

mo 

mu 

my 

na 

ne 

ni 

no' 

nu 

ny 

pa 

pe 

pi 

po 

pu 

py    ' 

ra 

re 

ri 

ro 

ru 

ry 

sa 

se 

si 

so 

su 

sy 

ta 

te 

ti 

to 

tu 

ty 

va 

ve 

vi 

vo 

vu 

vy 

wa 

we 

wi 

wo 

wu 

wy 

za 

zc 

zi 

zo 

zu 

2^y 

ab 

eb 

ib 

ob 

ub 

ac 

ec 

ic 

oc 

uc 

ad 

ed 

id 

od 

ud 

af 

ef 

if 

of 

uf 

ag 

eg 

ig 

og  ' 

ug 

ak 

ek 

ik 

ok 

uk 

*  c  before  e,  i,  and  y,  is  pronounced  like  e. 

t  g  before  e,  i,  and  y,  is  generally  pronounced  like  J. 


CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 


9 


al 

el 

il 

ol 

ul. 

am 

'   cm 

im 

om 

um 

an 

en 

in 

on 

un 

ap 

ep 

ip 

op 

up 

ar 

.  er 

ir 

or 

11  r 

as 

es 

is 

* 

OS 

us 

at 

et 

it 

et 

ut 

av 

ev 

iv 

ov 

uv 

ax 

ex 

ix 

ox 

ux 

az 

ez 

iz 

oz 

IIZ 

SYLL 

ABLES 

OF  THKEE  LETTERS. 

bkl' 

ble 

bli 

bio 

bin 

bly 

bra 

bre 

bri 

bro 

bru 

bry 

cla 

cle 

cli 

clo 

clu 

cly 

era 

ere 

cri 

cro 

cru 

cry 

dra 

dre 

dri 

dro 

dru 

^U 

fla 

fle 

fli 

llo 

<ki 

i\v 

fra 

fro 

fri 

fro 

fru 

fry 

gla 

gie 

gli 

glo 

giu 

■giy 

gra 
kna 

gre 
kne 

kni 

gro 
kno 

grn 

ki]u 

kny 

pla 

pie 

pli 

plo 

plu 

ply 

pra 

ska 

pre 
she 

pri 
shi 

pro  • 
sho 

pru 
shu 

piy 

shy 

ska 

ske 

ski 

sko 

sliu 

sky 

sla 

sle 

sli 

slo. 

slu 

sly 

sma 

sme 

smi 

sino 

SI  nil 

sniy 

sna 

sne 

sni 

sno 

snu 

sny 

spa 

sta 

spe 
ste 

spi 

sti 

spo 
sto 

spu 

stu 

«py 

sty 

swa 

'  swe 

swi 

swo 

swu 

6wy 

Ira 

tre 

tri 

tro 

Iru 

try 

10 


COXrr.DERATE    SPr:LLING    TIOOK. 


WORDS  OF  THREE  LETTERS. 


ihii 

Rad 

Rid 

Bog 

Bow 

Rug 

<"at 

gad 

did 

cog 

h)w 

dug 

fat 

had 

hid 

dog 

mow 

hug 

luit 

lad 

kid 

fog 

row 

J'Jg 

mat 

mad 

lid 

hog 

sow 

hig 

])at 

pad 

rid 

jog 

tow 

mug 

rat 

sad 

Rig 

log 

Run 

rug 

sat 

Bar 

di<>; 

Bob 

dun 

tug 

vat 

car 

coh 

inn 

Gum 

Bag 

far 

gig 

fob 

gun 

hum 

lag 

gar 

pig 

job 

nun 

mum 

^iig 

jar 

I'lg. 

mob 

pun 

rum 

hag 

mar 

wig 

rob 

run 

sum 

lag 
nag 

par 
tar 

Rin 
din 

sob 

Roy 

sun 

tun 

Bud 
cud 

rag 

Ret 

liii 

coy. 

Rut 

mud 

sag 
ta<^ 

get 

gin 

hoy 

cut 

1           J 

Bow 

wag 

jet 
let 

])iii 
sin 

joj 
tory 

hut 
nut 

cow 

how 

Rail 

met 

tin 

Cot 

})Ul 

mow 

<;au 

net  ■ 

will 

dot 

rut 

"now 

tan 

pet 

m 

got 

Cub 

sow 

mau 

set 

!'it 

hot 

dub 

pail 

wet 

hit 

jof 

liub 

Den 

rail 

yet 

.    kit 

lot 

i-nl> 

feir 

lau 

]5ed 

lit 

1 

hr. 

van 

fed 

nil 

pol 

men 

l>eg 

led 

pit 

< 

1 

iM-n 

keg 

red 

si! 

log 

wed 

wit 

V.'Ot 

Mip 

wen 

CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 


1! 


Caw 

Dew 

Fop     * 

God 

('ap 

Day 

j-\w 

fe'.v 

hop 

hod 

gap 

hay 

law 

liew 

lop 

hod 

lap 

,\^y 

maw 

mow 

mop 

pod 

map 

lay 

paw 

new 

pop 

rod 

nap 

may 

saw 

•   pew 

sop 

sod 

rap 

})ay 

taw 

yew 

top 

tod 

sap 

say 

WORDS  OF  FOUR  LETTERS. 

Bade 

Bate 

Came 

Cave 

Band 

lade 

date 

dame 

,^xve 

hand 

jade 

fate 

fame 

hive 

land 

lade 

gate 

game 

nave 

sand 

raade 

hate 

lame 

pave 

— 

wade 

late 

name 

rave 

Camp 

mate 
pate 

same 
tame 

save 
wave 

damp 

lamp 

ramp 

j^ake 

/~kc\  It'  f\       J 

catve  ^ 

. 

lake^ 

Bane 

Cape 

Daee 

vamp 

]nake 

cane 

nape 

face 

rake 

fane 

rape 

lace 

Bard 

sake 

lane 

tape 

mace 

card 

take 

mane 

pace 

hard 

wake 

pane 

Bail 

race 

lard 

sane 

lail 

pard 

Bale  . 

vane 

hail 

Bare 

yard 

dale 

wane 

mail 

care 

gale 

nail 

dare 

Cart 

hale 

Cage 

pail 

fare 

dart 

male 

1        9 

rail 

hare 

hart 

pnle 

rage 

S:iil 

mare 

mart 

sale 

sag- 

tail 

pare 

part 

tale 

wage 

wail 

rare 

tart 

12 


CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 


Ball 
call 

i^-all 

hall 

mall 

pall 

tall 

wall 


Bray 

dray 

fray 

gray 

pray 

slay 

Dear 

fear 

hear 

near 

rear 

tear 

year 


Beat 

feat 

heat 

meat 

neat 

peat 

seat 

Deal 

heal 

meal  , 

peal 

seal 

veal 

weal 

Heap 

leap  ■ 
neap 
reap 

Bead 
lead 
mead 
read 

Deck 
neck 
peck 

Belt" 
felt 
melt 
pelt 


B(^st 

lest 

nest 

pest 

rest 

test 

vest 

west 

zest 

Bend 

fend 

lend 

mend 

rend 

send 

tend 

vend 

wend 

Bent 

cent 

dent 

lent 

pent 

rent 

sent 

tent 

vent 

went 

Dead 

head 
lead 


Bide 

hide 

ride 

side 

tide 

wide 

Bile 

file 

mile 

pile 

tile 

vile 

wile 

Bite 

cite 

kite 

mite 

rite 

site 

Dine 

fine 

kinc 

line 

mine 

nine 

pine 

sine 

tine* 

vme 

wine 


Dire 

fire 

hire 

mire 

sire 

tire 

wire 

find 

hind 

kind 

mind 

rind 

wind 

Dice 

fico 

lice 

mice 

nice 

rice 

vice 

Dive 

five 

hive 

live 

rive 

Ding 
king 
ring 
sing 


CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOit. 


13 


Bill 

Kick 

Bode- 

Cope 

Cliop 

fill 

lick 

mode 

hope 

shop 

gill 

nick 

rode 

lone 

i. 

slop 

hill 

pick 

mope 

ofQn 

O  L  W  !  > 

kill 

rick 

Bore 

pope 

crop 

mill 

sick 

core 

rope 

drop 

pill 

tick 

gore 

prop 

rill 

wick 

lore 

Dock 

sill 



more 

hock 

Clod 

till 

Kink 

pore 

loclv^ 

plod 

will 

link 

sore  * 

mock 

shod 

, 

mink 

tore 

pock 

trod 

Fist 

pink 

wore 

rock 



gist 

sink 

yore 

sock 

Long 

hist 

wink 



song 

list 



Dole 

Blot 

gong 

mist 

Bone 

hole 

clot 

wist 

cone 

mole 

plot 

Loft 

hone 

pole- 

slot 

soft 

Dint 

lone 

sole 

shot 



hint 

pone 



spot 

Mnle 

lint 

tone 

Poke 

grot 

pule 

mint 

zone 

yoke 

trot 

rnle 

RAILROAD  AXD  TRAIN  OF  CARS. 


14  COK^EDERATE    spelling    BOO]^; 

EASY  READrNG  LESSON'S. 

She  lias  a  line  cat. 
The  cat  has  got  a  rat. 
The  cat  will  eat  the  rat. 
The  rat  i.s  big  and  fat. 


Tlie  boy  has  a  big  dog. 

Tlie  dog  can  run  fast. 

The  d#g  ran  at  the  hog,  and  "bit  it, 

See  how  fast  ih^  dog  can  run  ! 


She  fed  tJie  hen.     Tlie  heu  is  in  the  pen. 
The  fox  came  to  the  pen,  but  did  not  get  in 
The  dog  ran  at  the  fox,  aiisd  the  io^c  ran  oil* 
The  man  shot  at  the  fox,  but  did  not  kill  him. 


I'lie  cow  is  fond  of  hay  aiad  grass, 
if  we  feed  the  cow,  the  cow  will  give  us  milk. 
We  must  not  let  the  dog  bark  at  the  cow. 
The  calf  nlust  have  part  of  tiie  milk. 


Tlie  boy  has  a  new  hat  and  a  m^w  top. 
Tie  has  hung  his  new  hat  on  tfie  ra^-k. 
He  will  spin  Ijis  new  ton  in  the  yard. 
He  v.'ill  not  play  in  the  house  with  his  top. 


The  girl  has  a  nice  new  doll.     It  is  a  wax  doll 

The  doll  lias  a  new  dress. 

She  will  keep  her  doll  nice  and  clean. 

She  will  put  her  doll  in  a  safe  place. 


CiOKFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK.  15 

I  love  to  look  at  the  blue  sky. 

It  is  sweet  to  hear  the  birds  sing  in  the  trees. 

The  fish  swim  in  the' run. 

The  lambs  skip  and  play  on  the  green  grass. 


We  will  get  wet  if  we  go  out  in  the  rain. 
The  bells  of  a  town  are  rung  when  a  house  is 
on  fire. 

A  bad  boy  loves  to  be  in  the  street. 
Good  boj^s  and  good  girls  love  their  books. 


A  mill  is  m^de  to  grind  wheat  and  corn. 

He  .sent  m  bag-  of  corn  to  the  mill,  and  got  a 
bag  of  u\v<\\  for  is . 

I  fDusi.  not  play  with  a  gun,  for  it  may  have 
a  load  in  ir. 


.   The  same  G.od  that  made  us,  made  all  things. 

He  made  the  bird  and  the  fish,  and  the  liy 
and  the  worm. 

We  must  not  hurt  or  kill  them,  for  our  sport. 
If*  we  do  so,  Wfe  shall  not  please  God. 


Jane  has  a  rose  and  will  give  it  to  me. 
It  is  a  pale  ro>»e,  and  its  smell  is  sweet. 
It  grew  on  the  bush  in  the  yard, 
r  saw  a  bush  with  a  red  rose  on  it. 


16  CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 

Tlie  boy  has  a  new  book. 
It  will  tell  him  how  to  read  and  spell. 
He  is  a  good  boy,  and  w!ll  keep  his  book  nice 
and  clean. 

A  good  boy  will  make  a  good  man. 

It  is  the  lot  of  ail  men  to  die. 
No  man  can  tell  how  long  he  may  live. 
A  good  man  will  not  fear  to  die. 
But  a  bad  life  will  make  a  bad  end. 

I    must   al-w-ays   be    a   good  boy.  and  must 
nev-er  say  a  bad  word. 

For  God's  eye  is  up-on  me.  by  night  and   by 
day. 

He  sees  all  I  do,  and  he  hears  all  i  ^;.v} . 

We  must  be  kind  to  all,  if  we  wish  them  to 
be  kind  to  us. 

Men  do  not  love  a  rude  and  bad  boy. 
But  he  who  does  what  good  he  can, 
Will  gain  the  love  of  God  and  man. 


If  you  help  oth-ers  when  they  need  help,  -they 
will  help  you  vdien  you  need  help. 
Be  to  oth-ers  kind  and  true, 
And  they  will  be  kind  and  just  to  3^ou. 


When  you  have  a  les-son  to  learn,  you  must 
try  and  not  miss  a  word  of  it. 

If  you  would  learn  to  read  and  spell, 
You  must  learn  your  les-sons  well. 


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It  is  bright  and  charm-ing  when  the  sun  ri-ses. 
When  the  sun  is  up.  it  is  day  ;  but  when  it 
goes  down  in  the  west,  it  is  niglit. 

1  will,  not' lie  in  bed  in  the  morn-ing  like  a 
slug-gard. 

1  mtist  o-pen  my  eyes 
Be-fore  the  sun  rise. 


Our  pa-rents  take  care  of  us  when  we  are 
small,  and  show  us  great  kind-ness  and  love. 

We  must  thank  them  for  it,  by  be-ing  as  good 
as  we  can, 

I  will  love  my  fath-er  and  my  moth-er, 
And  my  sis-ter,  and  niy  broth-er. 


,  Our  pa-rcnts  know  what  is  good  for  us  much 
bet-ter  than  we  do. 

When  they  tell  us  what  to  do,  we  must  not 
mur-mur  at  it. 

If  I  would  be  good  to-day, 

I  must  mind  what  pa-rents  say. 

The  good  boy  is -kind  to  his  play-mates.  Ho 
will  not  hurt  them,  nor  use  bad  words  to  them, 
nor  try  to  vex  them. 

Be  kind  in  all  you  do  and  say  ; 

Do  not  get  angry  when  you  play. 

When  we  have  a  thing  to  do,  we  must  fin-ish 
it  be -fore  we  stop  to  play. 
I  will  learn  my  les-son  first,  and  next  I  will  go 

Then  I  will  not  be  a  dunce,  and  that  is  the  best 
way.. 


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PART  II. 

EASY  WORDS  OF  TWO  SYLLABLES. 
Accent  on  the  first  syllahk. 


]^a  ker 

De  cent 

Bo  ny 

.  Fii  el 

ma  ker 

re  cent 

po  ny 

du  el 

ra  ker 

fe  ver 

cro  ny 

cm  el 

ta  ker 

le  ver 

ftto  ny 

gru  el 

ca  per 

he  ro 

fo  cal 

fu  ry 

pa  per 

ze  ro 

lo  cal 

.U^  I'y 

ta  per 

le  gal 

vo  cal 

hu  mid 

la  dy 

re  gal 

go  ry 

tu  mid 

sha  dy 

pe  nal 

to  ry 

hu  mor 

fa  vor 

ve  nal 

glo  ry 

ru  mor 

fla  vor 

Ci  der 

sto  ry 

tu  mor 

8a  vor 

ri  der 

0  ver 

lu  nar 

ia  tal 

wi  der 

do  ver 

su  gar 

na  tal 

api  der 

ro  ver 

mu  ral 

pa  eer 

di  al 

tro  ver 

ru  ral 

ra  eer 

vi  al 

jo  ker 

plu  ral 

ha  7/y 

tri  al 

po  ker 

pu  pil 

la  zy 

pi  per 

mo  lar 

ru  in  • 

ma  zy 

vi  per 

.  po  lar 

ru  ler 

era  zy 

wi  per 

so  lar 

tu  tor 

A  baker  is  a  man  who  bakes  bread  and  cakes 
to  sell.     Bread  is  made  of  flour  or  meal. 

Paper  is  made  of  rags.  The  rags  ure  first 
made  clean  and  white,  and  are  cut  up  very  fine. 

When  a  man  has  a  fever,  his  skin  is  dry  and  hot. 

A  pony  is  a  small  horse,  for  a  lady  to  ride. 

A  pupil  is  a  boy  or  girl  who  goes  to  school, 
A  pupil  ought  to  love  his  tutor. 


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A  wagon  has  four  wheels,  and 
is  used  by  farmers  to  carry  their 
wheat,  and  corn,  and  cotton,  and 
sugar,  and  other  things,' to  market. 

Candy  is  made  of  sugar,  and  is  very  sweet. 
It  will  make  us  sick  if  we  eat  much  of  it. 
A  tanner  turns  the  hides  of  beasts  into  leather. 
A  rabbit  is  very  small,  but  he  can  run  almost 
as  fast  as  a  dog.     He  has  long  ears  and  a  white 
tail.     His  eyes  are  large,  and  on  the  sides  of  his  ' 
head,  so  that  he  can  see  behind  as  well  as  before. 
A  hatler  makes  hats  and  caps  for  men  and 
boys. 


Ad  der 

Bat  ter 

Bel  low 

Bil  let 

lad  der 

fat  ter 

fel  low 

fil  let 

mad  der 

hat  ter 

mel  low 

mil  let 

at  ter 

lat  ter 

ber  ry 

bit  ter 

raf  lev 

mat  ter 

fer  ry 

fit 'ter 

al  ley 

pat  ter 

mer  ry 

nt  ter 

gal  ley 

tat  ter 

per  ry 

tit  ter 

val  ley 

dal  ly 

beg  gar 

civ  et 

ban  dy 

ral  ly 

eel  lar 

riv  et 

can  dy 

sal  ly 

fel  on 

din  ner 

dam  dy 

tal  ly^ 

mel  on 

in  ner 

han  dy 

drag  on 

fen  der 

sin  ner 

san  dy 

flag  on 

gen  der 

■  tin  ner 

ban  ner 

wag  on 

ren  der 

spin  ner 

man  ner 

fag  got 

ten  der 

iillv 

Ian  ner 

mag  got 

ven  der 

hil  \y 

ban  ter 

hap  py 

fes  ter 

silly 

can  ter 

nap  py 

jes  ter 

lim  ber 

ran  ter 

sap  py 

pes  ter 

tiin  ber 

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SPELLING   BOOK. 

m 


A  dollar  contains  a  liunclred  cents.  A  half- 
dollar  is  fifty  cents,  and  a  dime  is  ten  cents. 

The  poplar  is  a  large  tree  that  grov/s  in  the 
forest. 

Butter  is  made  by  churning  cream.  After 
the  butter  is  taken  out,  that  which  remains  is 
butter-milk. 

The  holly  is  a  tree  whose  leaf  is  green  in 
winter  as  well  as  in  summer. 

A  tunnel  is  a  hole  under  a  mountain  from 
one  side  to  the  other. 

A   stage-coach   is  drawn  by 
four  horses.     It   has    seats  on 
the  inside  for  persons  who  wish 
to  travel. 


Bot  tie 
pot  tie 
col  lar 
dol  lar 
cof  fer 
offer 
prof  fer 
col  ic 
frol  ic 
fol  ly 
hol  ly 

jolly 

grot  to 
mot  to 
hot  ter 
pot  ter 
tot  ter 
job  her 
rob  ber 


Bat  ter 
gut  ter 
Hint  ter 
flut  ter 
shut  ter 
stut  ter 
blub  ber 
rub  ber 
cum  ber 
lum  ber 
num  ber 
um  ber 
slum  ber 
fun  nel 
tun  nel 
gun  ner 
run  ner 
gus  set 
rus  set 


Brad 

clad 

glad 

shad 

brag 

ci'ag 

drag 

flag 

snag 

stag 

swag 

scrag 

blab 

crab 

drab 

grab 

scab  • 

slab 

stnl)  • 


And 

bland 

brand 

gland 

grand 

stand 

strand 

batch 

catch 

hatch 

latch 

match 

patch 

snatch 

scratch 

blast 

cast 

fast 

last 


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21 


THE  SUN  AND   MOON. 

God  made  the  sun  to  give  light  and  heat  by 
day.     He  made  the  moon  to  shine  by  night. 

The  sun  and  moon  are  both  round,  like  a  ball 
or  apple.  The  world  on  which  we  live  is  round 
also. 

The  sun  is  a  vast  ball  of  fire.  It  looks  small, 
because  it  is  so  far  from  us. 

The  sun  is  so  bright  that  it  v/ill  dim  our  eyes 
if  we  try  to  look  at  it. 

The  sun  is  more  than  a  million  times  as  large 
as  the  earth. 


Bran 

clan 

plan. 

scan 

span 

chap 

clap 

flap 

slap 

snap 

trap 

strap 

scrap 

clam 

cram 

dram 

sham 

slam 

swam 


Bled 

Bliss 

bred 

kiss 

fled 

miss 

shed 

shred 

sled 

chip 

clip 

drip 

sped 
blend 

grip 
ship 

spend, 
blest 

skip 
slip 

crest 
fret 

scrip 
strip 

tret 

trip 

whet 

v/hip 

glen    - 

crib 

then 

glib 

when 

squib 

gem 
stem 

filch 

milch 

Bunch 

hunch 

limch 

munch 

punch 

chub 

club 

drub 

grub 

scrub 

shrub 

drum 

gruni 

plum 

scum 

dusk 

husk 

musk 

rusk 


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The  "Sun  and  moon  rise  in  the  east.  They 
then  get  higher  and  higher  in  the  sky^  until 
they  are  almost  over  our  heads.  They  then 
begin  to  go  down  until  they  set  in  the  west. 

When  the  sun  is  at  its  highest  point,  it  is 
noon  or  mid-day.  • 

When  the  sun  rises,  it  causes  day.  When  it 
sets,  the  earth  begfns  to  grow  dark,  and  the 
night  comes  very  soon. 

The  rising  sun  is  a  charming  sight,  when  the 
sky  is  clear. 

We  must  always  be  up  before  the  sun,  that 
we  may  see  it  when  it  first  begins  to  peep  over 
the  hills. 


Arch 

Bold 

Born 

larch 

cold 

coi*n 

march 

fold 

horn 

parch 
starch 

gold 
hold 

lorn 
morn 

art 

old 

scorn 

chart 

sold 

thorn 

smart 

told 

cord 

start 

scold 

lord 

barn 

foam 

cork 

darn 

loam 

fork 

yarn 

roam 

stork 

carp 

doe 

form 

harp 

foe 

storm 

sharp 
harsh 

hoe 
toe 

sort 
short 

marsh 

sloe 

snort 

Blur 

slur 

spur 

curd 

surd 

CUl'l 

churl 

furl 

hurl 

burn 

churn 

urn 

church 

lurch 

surf 

scurf 

turf 


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23 


GOD  MADE  THE  SUN. 

My  God,  who  made  the  sun  to  know 

His  proper  hour  to  rise,  ~ 
And  to  give  light  to  all  below, 

Doth  send  hi^ii  round  the  skies. 

When,  from  the  chambers  of  the  east, 
His  morning  course  begins. 

He  never  tires,  nor  stops  to  rest, 
But  round  the  world  he  shines. 

Thus  like  the  sun  would  I  fulfil 

The  duties  of  the  day  ; 
Begin  my  work  betimes,  and  still 

Marcji  on  my  heavenly  way. 


A  base 
de  base 
in  case 
a  bate 
de  bate 
col  late 
ere  ate 
in  flate 
in  nate 
mis  state 
re  bate 
re  late 
se  date 
trans  late 
en  gage 
en  rai^e 
pre  sage 


Accent  on  the 

Ac  claim 
de  claim 
dis  claim 
ex  claim 
pro  claim 
re  claim 
at  tain 
de  tain 
ob  tain 
per  taiu 
re  frain 
re  gain 
re  main 
re  strain 
re  tain. 
a  wake 
for  sake 


second  syllable. 

Al  lay 
ar  ray 
as  say 
a  sti^ay 
a  way 
be  tray 
de  cay 
de  fray 
de  lay 
dis  may 
dis  play 
in  lay 
mis  lay 
por  tray 
re  lay 
nn  say 
way  lay 


Be  camo 
in  flame 
mis  name 
be  have 
en  grave 
en  slave 
for  gave 
de  rarn^e 
es  trane'e 
dis  grace 
dis  place 
mis  place 
nn  lace 
e  vade 
for  bade 
in  vade 
per  vade 


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THE  MOON. 

The  moon  is  a  great  deal  smaller  than  the 
sun,  but  it  looks  as  large. 

The  reason  it  looks  as  large,  is  because  it  is 
much  nearer  to  us.  The  sun  is  four  hundred 
times  farther  off  than  the  moon  is. 

The  moon  does  not  shine  by  its  own  light. 
It  shines  because  the  sun  shines  on  it. 

The  mobn  would  be  dark  if  the  sun  did  not 
Bhnie  on  it,  and  we  could  not  see  it  at  all. 

A  piece  of  ti'n  or  glass  looks  very  bright 
when  the  sun  shines  on  it,  because.,  the  sun^s 
rays  glance  off.  It  is  in  this  manner  that  the 
moon  shines. 


An  neal 

A  bide 

A  lone 

A  buse 

con  ceal 

a  side 

a  tone 

con  fuse 

con  geal 

be  side 

a  dore 

con  tuse 

re  peal 

be  tide 

be  fore 

dif  fuse 

re  veal 

col  lide 

be  hold 

com  pute 

ac  cede 

con  fide 

iin  fold 

con  fute 

con  cede 

de  ride 

nn  told 

dis  pute 

pre  cede 

di  vide 

con  dole 

re  fute 

re  cede 

pro  vide 

.  con  sole 

al  lude- 

se  cede 

a  rise 

de  note 

in  trude 

com  plcto 

com  prise 

pro  mote 

as  sume 

coil  Crete 

sur  prise  ■ 

com  pose 

pre  surae 

re  plete 

com  bine 

de  pose 

as  sure 

se  Crete 

con  fine 

dis  pose 

in  sure 

ex  treme 

de  fine 

en  close 

im  pure 

su  pre  me 

di  vine 

ex  pose 

se  cure 

es  teem 

in  cline 

■  pro  pose 

pur  sue 

re  deem 

re  cline  , 

Slip  pose 

im  true 

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25 


Tne  moon  does  not  always  seem  of  the  same 
size. 

Somethncs  we  see  only  a  bright  silver  streak, 
sharp  at  both  ends.   This  is  called  the  new  moon. 

The  new  moon  grows  larger  and  larger,  until 
the  bright  part  becomes  as  round  as  the  sun. 
This  is  called  the  full  mooii. 

When  the  moon  is  full,  it  rises  in  the  east  just 
as  the  sun  is  going  do;wn  in  the  west  ;  and  ,the 
nights  are  very  bright  and  charming. 

The   dogs   bark  very  much  ou  a  moonlight 


night. 

Ad  join 

Ac  quit 

Bleed 

Cheek 

con  join 

ad  mit 

breed 

creek 

dis  join 

com  mit 

creed 

greek 

en  join 

-  e  mit 

deed 

leek 

mis  join 

0  mit 

feed 

meek 

pur  loin 

per  mit 

heed 

reek 

re  join- 

re  fit 

meed 

seek 

sub  join 

sub  mit 

need 

sleek 

al  loy 

un  fit    . 

reed 

week 

an  noy 

be  gin 

seed 

deem 

con  voy 

with  in 

speed 

seem 

de  coy 

con  sist 

steed 

teem 

de  stroy 

per  sist 

weed 

eel 

em  ploy 

sub  sist 

green 

feel 

enjoy 

con  vict 

keen 

heel 

de  spoil 

de  pict 

queen 

peel 

em  broil 

pre  diet 

•  seen 

reel 

re  coil 

for  give 

screen 

steel 

tur  moil 

out  live 

spleen 

Vr'heil 

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THE  SKY. 

It  is  very  pleasant  to  look  at  the  blue  sky. 

The  sky  is  sprinkled  all  over  with  briglit  stars. 

We  cannot  see  the  stars  in  the  daytime,  be- 
cause the  sun  is  much  brighter  than  they  are. 

"But.  in  the  night  the  stars  appear,  and  shine 
like  lamps  hung  in  the  "^ky. 

We  very  often  see  clotids  in  the  skj^  When 
the  siin  shines  on  them  they  are  v-ery  beautiful, 
and  are  of  a  great  many  different  colors. 

When  a  storm  is  coming,  the  clouds  are  very 
black.- 


Ad  vance 

A  mend 

Bass 

•     Blink 

en  hance 

at  tend 

brass 

brink 

mis  chance 

com  mend 

class 

chink 

attack 

con  tend 

glass 

drink 

un  pack 

de  fend 

grass 

ink 

ca  bal 

ex  pend 

lass 

stink 

ca  nal 

in  tend 

mass 

shrink 

com  mand 

com  pel 

pass 

think 

dis  band 

dis  pel 

ask 

Hint 

ex  pand 

ex  eel 

bask 

print 

com  pact 

cor  rect 

cask 

splint 

con  tract 

de  feet 

flask 

stmt 

de  tract 

de  fence 

mask 

flit 

en  act 

of  fence 

task 

grit 

sub  tract 

pre  tence 

blast 

knit 

de  cant 

e  vent 

last 

slit 

im  plant 

pre  vent 

mast 

smit 

en  trap 

for  get 

calf 

spit 

mis  hap 

re  gret 

half 

split 

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27 


GOD  MADE  ALL  THINGS. 

God  made  the  sun  and  gave  him  light. 
He  made  the  moon  to  sliine  by  night. 
He  phiced  the  shining  stars  on  high, 
To  sparkle  in  the  midnight  sky. 

He  made  the  earth  in  order  stand. 
He  made  the  ocean  and  the  land. 
He  made  the  hills  their  places  know. 
He  made  the  brooks  and  rivers  flow. 

He  gave  the  various  beings  birth, 
That  crowd  the  ocean,  air  and  earth  ; 
And  all  in  earth  and  heaven  proclaim 
The  glory  of  His  holy  name. 


Bee 

fee 

flee 

free 

glee 

knee 

le^ 

see 

tree 

deep 

creep 

keep 

peep 

sheep 

sleep 

steep 

sweep 

weep 


Accent  on 

the  first  sylla 

Beer 

Boom 

deer 

bloom 

cheer 

broom 

sneer 

doom 

jeer 

gloom 

leer 

groom 

peer 

loom 

seer 

room 

steer 

brood 

queer 
beet 

food 
inood 

feet 

»    rood 

fleet 
sleet 

goose 
loose 

sheet 

moose 

greet 
street 

hoof 

roof 

sweet  ' 

proof 

Am  pie 
sam  pie 
tram  pie 
cas  tor 
pas  tor 
ftxB  ter 
mas  ter 
fal  low 
hal  low 
sal  low 
tal  low 
gray  el 
rav  el 
trav  el 
ham  mer 
ram  mer 
ham  per 
para  per 


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A  CANAL  AND  PACKET  BOAT. 


A  canal  is  a  ditch  or  channel  full  of  water,  and 
so  wide  and  deep  that  large  boats  can  float  m  it. 

A  canal-boat  is  drawn  by  horses  that  travel 
by  the  side  of  the  canal,  and  pull  the  boat  by 
means  of  a  long  rope. 

The  boats  that  carry  passengers  are  called 
packet-boats.  The  other  boats  carry  corn,  and 
wheat,  and  lumber,  and  many  other  things. 


Bet  ter 

fet  ter 
let  ter 
set  ter 
let  ter 
ev  er 
nev  er 
sev  er 
er  ror 
ter  ror 
en  ter 
Bhel  ter 
wel  ter 
Lib  tor 
vie  tor 
mil  ler 
til  ler 
sira  per 
whim  per 


Bor  row 
mor  row 
8or  row 
bor  der 
or  der 
cor  ner 
cor  net 
hor  net 
Cor  al 
mor  al 
doc  tor 
proc  toi* 
fol  low 
hoi  low 
grov  el 
hov  el 
nov  el 
pon  der 
yon  der 


Boon 

loon 

moon 

noon 

soon 

spoon 

swoon 

boot 

root 

boor 

moor 

poor 

cool 

fool 

pool 

tool 

spool 

stool 

school 


Book 

cook 

brook 

crook 

hook 

look 

nook 

rook 

took 

shook 

could 

should 

would 

good 

hood 

wood 

stocd 

wool 

wolf 


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TO  CHILDREN. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  learn  to  spell  and  read. 
Always  try  to  learn  your  lesson  so  well  as  not 
to  mjss  a  single  word. 

Before  you  can  read  a  lesson  well,  you  mnst 
learn  all  the  words;  so  that  you  can  call  them 
without  stopping  to  spell  them. 

Do  not  try  to  read  fast ;  but  take  tmie  to 
pronounce  all  the  words  in  a  distinct  voice. 

Always  do  what  your  teacher  bids,  even  when 
lie  is  not  present,  and  does  not  see  you. 

Take  good  care  of  your  books,  and  do  not 
let  them  get  torn  or  soiled^  or  the  leaves  curled 
at  the  corners. 


Able 
ca  ble 
fa  ble 
ga  ble 
sa  ble 
ta  ble 
sta  ble 
era  die 
la  die 
gra  vy 
na  vy 
wa  vy 
gra  ver 
la  ver 
pa  ver 
qua  ver 
wa  ver 
ta  ken 
wa  ken 


Bri  er 

Aim 

Buy 

cri  er 

claim 

cry 

pli  er 

maim 

dry 

di  et 

blain 

fly 

qui  et 

brain 

fry 

fri  ar 

chain 

shy 

li  ar 

drain 

try 

fi  nal 

fain 

wliy 

vi  tal 

gain 

bride* 

gi  ant 

grain 

chide 

:>li  ant 

.  lain 

glide 

i  on 

main 

pride 

pi  lot 

pain 

slide 

ri  ot 

plain 

stride 

ri  fie 

rain 

blind 

tri  fle 

•    sprain 

grind 

ti  dy 

r.tain 

child 

ti  gcr 

strain 

mild 

ti  ler 

train 

wild 

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THE  GOLDEN  RULE. 

To  do  to  otTiOrs  as  I  would 

That  they  should  do  to  me, 
Will  make  me  kind,  and  just,  and  go6d. 

And  so  I  ought  to  be. 


Ac  tor 
fac  tor 
bad  ly 
mad  ly 
sad  ly 
back  er 
crack  er 
pack  er 
car  Tj 
mar  ry 
par  ry 
tar  ry 
cban  nel 
flan  nel 
pan  nel 
clap  per 
dap  per 
saj)  per 
can  to 
cav  il 
gan  der 
pan  der 
gal  lop 
shal  lop 
hab  it 
rab  bit 


Cin  der 

Back 

Brick 

bin  der 

black 

chick 

tin  der 

clack 

click 

dip  per 
nip  per 
slip  per 
fig  ment 

crack 
hack 
jack 
lack 

quick 
stick 
thick 
trick 

pig  ment 

pack 

brisk 

gip  sy 
tipsy 
sil  ver 

quack 
rack 
sack  . 

frisk 

risk 

ditch 

sis  ter 

slack 

flitch 

win  ter 

smack 

hitch 

But  ler 

snack 

itch 

cut  ler 
sut  ler 

stack 
tack 

pitch 
stitch 

but  ton 

track 

switch 

glut  ton 

blank 

twitch 

mut  ton 

crank 

witch 

blus  ter 

drank 

milk 

clus  ter 

flank 

silk 

dus  ter 

fi'ank 

mince 

mus  ter 

plank 

prince 

sum  mer 

prank 

quince 

drum  mer 

rank 

since 

ul  cer 

shank 

wince 

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31 


The  sheep  is- a  very  useful  animal.  Its  wool 
is  spun  and  woven  into  cloth.  Its  flesh  is  called 
mutton. 

iSheep  are  so  helpless  that  the  dogs  and 
wolves  would  soon  destroy  them  if  men  did  not 
protect  them 

ISheep  and  lambs  are  very  quiet  and  gentle. 

When  a  pig  is  in  trouble,  he  squeals  with  all 
his  might ;  but  a  lamb  is  quiet,  even  when  the 
butcher  is  killing  him. 


Ar  bor 

Ark 

Block 

Buck 

bar  bor 

bark 

brock 

chuck 

art  ful 

dark 

clock 

cluck 

bar  ber 

hark 

crock 

duck 

bar  ter 

lark 

flock 

luck 

car  ter 

nlai'k 

frock  . 

muck 

char  tor 

park 

knock 

pluck 

gar  ter 

shaik 

mock 

suck 

char  ger 

spark 

shock 

shuck 

lar  ger 

stark 

stock 

stuck 

dar  ling 

arm 

boss 

struck 

star  ling 

barm 

cross 

tuck 

far  mer 

cliarni 

dross 

truck 

gar  ner 

farm 

floss 

bulk 

har  per 

haim 

gloss 

hulk 

gar  den 

barge  "^ 

loss 

skulk 

har  den 

charge 

moss 

drunk 

gar  nish 

large 

off 

junk 

var  nish 

char 

doff 

sunk 

liai-  dy 

scar 

scoff 

spunk 

tar  dy 

spar 

pomp 

stnnk 

par  ty 

star 

romp 

trunk 

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LUCY  AXD*HER  LAMB. 

Lucy  had  a  little  laml), 

Its  fleece  was  white  as  snow, 

And  everywhere  that  Lucy  Avent 
The  lamb  was  sure  to  go. 

It  followed  her  to  school  one  day, 
Which  was  "against  the  rule  ; 

It  made  the  children  laugh  and  play, 
To  see  a  lamb  at  school. 

And  so  the  teacher  turned  him  out, 
But  still  he  lingered  near  ; 

And  in  the  grass  he  fed  about 
Till  Lucy  did  appear. 


Bev  el 

Bid  don 

Bon  net 

Bound 

lev  el 

hid  den 

son  net 

found 

rav  el 

rid  den 

coffin 

hound 

den  tal 

brim  mer 

com  mon 

mound 

men  tal 

glim  iner 

cop  per 

pound 

em  her 

sim  mer 

hop  per 

round 

mem  ber 

trim  mer 

stop  per 

sound 

cii  try 

fill  ger 

con  test 

wound 

gen  try 

lin  ger 

con  quest 

ground 

sen  try 

giv  er 

cot  toil 

gout 

fen  nel 

iiv  er 

com  ct 

out 

ken  nel 

riv  cv 

dock  et 

scout 

jetty 

c|.uiv  er 

lock  et 

shout 

pet  ty 

sliiv.  ei: 

pock  et    • 

spout 

med  die 

giv  on 

rock  et- 

house 

ped  die 

riv  en 

sock  et 

louse 

med  dlcr 

hit  ten 

got  ten 

mouse 

ped  dler 

mitten 

rot  ten 

souse 

CONFEDERATE    SPELLING   BOOK. 

What  makes  the  lamfb  love  Lucy  so  ? 

The  little  children  cried  ; 
Oh  !  Lucy  loves  the  lamb,  you  know, 

The  teacher  quick  replied. 

If  you  to  others  will  be  kind, 
And  love  them  well  and  true. 

Their  love  and  kindness,  you  will  find, 
Will  be  returned  to  you. 


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Bas  ket^ 

Brim 

Din  gle 

Dish 

cas  ket 

dim 

jin^gle 

fish 

brack  et 

grim 

min  gle 

wish 

jack  et 

him 

sin  gle 

drill 

rack  et 

prim 

tin  gle 

frill 

ban  quet 

rim 

fickle 

quill 

bal  lot 

swim 

pic  kle 

skill 

bap  tism 

trim 

sic  kle 

spill 

frag  merit 

whim 

tic  kle 

still 

gram  mar 

clinch 

trie  kle 

squill 

lat  in 

flinch 

min  now 

swill 

mat  in 

inch 

•  win  now 

trill 

sat  in 

pinch 

nim  ble 

drift 

jack  daw 

grin 

thim  ble 

shift 

mal  let 

shin 

piggii\ 

swift 

pal  let 

spin 

.    pip  pin 

.   thrift 

ram  part 

twin 

pii  fer 

hilt 

tal  ent 

grist 

piv  ot 

quilt 

tan  gent 

twist 

sin  ful 

spilt 

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All  animals  are  not  innocent  a  bear. 
and  gentle  in  then'  nature,  like  ^  ,.>ti?^'\^ 
the  lamb. 

The  dog  is  fond   of  his  mas- 
ter, but  he  will  bite  strangers. 

Bears,  and  lions,  and  tigers,   :;]^  "    —     „-v-<>ffl*J 
are  very  fierce  and  cruel,  and    ~-«rt««Rtrai^^jrar»*--- 
often  fight  each   other  with   great  fury.     God 
has  given   ihem  long  claws,  and   strong,  sharp 
teeth,  that  they  ma}^  catch  and  devour  their 
prey. 

The  White  Bear  is  found  only  in  very  cold 
climates.  He  is  a  large  and  powerful  animal, 
and  is  so  savage  that  it  is  very  dangerous  to 
molest  him. 


AVORDS  OF  THREE  SYLLABLES. 


A  base  mcnt 
a  bate  mcnt 
ap  pa  rent 
ca  na  ry 
col  la  tor 
ere  a  tor 
die  ta  tor 
e  qua  tor 
re  la  tor 
spec  ta  tor 
tes  la  tor 
trans  la  tor 
en  a  blc 
oc  ta  vo 
po  ta  to 
tor  na  do 


Accent  on  fie  second  syllable. 

Ad  he  rent 
CO  he  rent 
ad  be  sivc 
CO  he  &ive 
CO  e  qnal 
un  e  qual 
CO  e  val 
pi'i  nic  val 
dis  pleas  ing 


ex  ceed  ing 
pro  ceed  ing 
sue  ceed  ing 
i  de  al 
il  le  gal 
pro  ce  dure 
re  deem  er 


Ad  mi  rcr 
ad  vi  ser 
com  pli  ance 
de  fi  ance 
con  fine  ment 
]-e  fine  ment 
de  ni  al 
re  ci  tal 
re  qui  tal 
re  vi  val 
(li  vi  ner 
re  fi  n  er 
en  li  ven 
po  lite  ness 
sur  vi  vor 
im  qui  et 


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35 


Lefc  dogs  delight  to  bark  and  bite, 
For  God  has  made  them  so  ; 

Let  bears  and  hons  growl  and  fight, 
For  't  is  their  nature,  too. 

But,  children,  you  should  never  let 

Such  angry  passions  rise  ; 
Your  little  hands  were  never  made 

To  tear  each  other's  eyes. 

Let  love  through  all  your  actions  run, 
And  all  your  words  be  mild  ; 

Live  like  God's  beloved  Son, 
That  sweet  and  lovely  child. 

His  soul  was  gentle  as  a  lamb  ; 

And  as  in  age  he  grew. 
He  grew  in  favor  both  with  man 

And  God  his  Father,  too. 


A  tone  ment 
com  po  neiit 
de  po  nent 
op  po  nent 
com  po  sure 
en  clo  sure 
ex  po  sure 
dc  CO  rum. 
(li  plo  ma 
en  no  ble 
iij^  no  ble 
he  ro  ic 
pro  vo  king 
un  ho  ly 


A  cute  ly 
mi  niite  ly 
a  cu  men 
hi  tu  men 
con  su  mcr 
per  fu  mer 
dis  pu  ter 
re  fa  ter 
im  pure  ly 
ma  tnre  ly 
se  cure  ly 
in  hu  man 
pe  ru  sal 
re  fu  sal 


A  ban  don 
ap  par  el 
en  am  el 
CO  bab  it 
in  hab  it 
en  tan  glc 
ex  am  ine 
im  a  gine 
gi  gan  tic 
pe  dan  tic 
here  af  ter 
mis  car  ry 
mis  man  age 
to  bac  CO 


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After  God  had  made  the  earth,  and  the  sun, 
and  moon,  and  stars,  and  the  dryland.  He  then 
made  the  beasts,  and  bu'ds  and  fishes. 

Last  of  all  He  made  man,  and  put  him  in  a 
beautiful  garden. 

God  made  man  to  be  good  and  happy.     He 
loves  us  all,  and  He  says  that  we  must  all  love  ' 
Him,  and  must  obey  His  commandments. 

God  is  our  Heavenly  Father,  and  we  are  His 
children. 

If  we  are  good  children,  and  love  our  kind 
Heavenly  Father,  .and  do  all  that  he  tells  us, 
He  will  make  us  happy  in  this  world  ;  and  when 
we  die,  He  will  take  us  to  a  bright  and  beautiful' 
world  called  Heaven,  where  we  shall  live  for 
ever. 


Ap  pen  dix 
as  sem  ble 
dis  sem  ble 
re  sem  ble 
at  ten  dance 
re  mem  brancc 
re  pen  tance 
con  tent  ment 
di  lem  ma 
dis  cred  it 
en  ven  om 
for  get  ful 
of  fen  sive 
of  fen  der 
sur  ren  der 
tor  men  tor 


Com  mit  tee 
con  sid  er 
con  tin  gent 
de  iin  quent 
de  liv  er 
di  min  ish 
dis  fig  ure 
dis  til  ler 
dis  trib  ute 
for  give  ness 
im  bit  ter 
im  pris  on 
pro  Lib  it 
un  civ  il 
nn  wil  ling 
vin  die  tive 


A  bol  ish 
de  mol  ish 
ad  mon  ish 
as  ton  ish 
a  pos  tate 
de  pos  it 
des  pot  ic 
im  mod  est 
im  pos  tor 
im  prop  er 
in  sol  vent 
la  con  ic 
nar  cot  ic 
un  com  mon 
un  god  ly 
un  spot  ted 


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37 


.      THE  BIBLE. 

"We  should  love  to  read  the  Bible,  because  it 
is  the  Book  of  Grod,  and  tells  us  how  to  prease 
Him,  and  how  to  be  happy. 

God  has  given  us  two  great  commandments. 
He  tells  us  that  we  must  love  the  Lord  with  all 
our  heart  and  strength,  and  that  we  must  love 
each  other  as  truly  as  we  love  ourselves. 

God  is  love,  and  His  commandment  is  love. 

Love  makes  us  happy,  and  it  is  love  that 
pleases  God. 

But  when  we  have  anger  and  hatred  in  our 
hearts  for  any  one,  it  makes  us  unhappy,  and  it 
disj)leases  God. 


A  bun  dance 
com  pul  sive 
con  vul  sive 
re  pul  sive 
ef  fal  gent 
in  dul  gent 
re  ful  gent 
en  cum  ber 
fore  run  ner 
in  jus  tice 
noc  tur  nal 
oc  cur  rence 
re  pub  lie 
TC  pug  nant 
Iri  um  phant 
UM  bur  den 
un  cur  rent 


Buff 

Beck 

Bell 

bluff 

check 

cell- 

cuff 

deck 

dell 

gruff 

fleck 

dwell 

luff 

neck 

fell 

muff 

peck 

quell 

puff 

reck 

•      sell 

ruff 

speck 

shell 

snuff 

bless 

smell 

stuff 

cress   • 

spell 

cull 

dress 

swell 

dull 

guess 

tell 

gull 

less 

well 

hull 

mess 

yell 

lull 

press 

elm 

mull 

stress 

helm 

skull 

tress 

whelm 

38  CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 

Our  Heavenly  Father  has  kindly  placed  within- 
us  a  monitor  to  check  us  when  we  are  about  to 
do  wrong,  and  to  prompt  us  to  do  that  which  is 
right. 

This  monitor  is  called  Conscience.  When  it 
speaks  to  us  we  must  remember  that  it  is  God 
who  speaks. 

If  we  listen  and  obey,  God  will  be  pleased  with 
us.  But  if  we  do  not,  He  will  be  angry  with  us. 

When  we  have  done  a  wicked  thing  our  con- 
science troubles  us,  and  makes  us  feel  ashamed 
and  unhappy. 

But  when  we  have  done  well,  we  are  at  peace 
within,  and  feel  cheerful  and  happy. 


Accent  on  the  first  syllable. 

A  gen  cy  De  ceu  cy  Di  a  mond 

bla  rha  ble  de  cent  ly  di  a  ry 

ca  pa  ble  de  vi  ate  li  bra  ry 

bra  ve  ry  me  di  ate  pri  ma  ry 

kna  ve  ry  de  vi  ous  fi  nal  ly 

s!a  ve  ry  pre  vi  ous  ii  ne  ry 

dra  pe  ry  se  ri  ous  ni  ce  ty 

grace  ful  ly  te  di  ous  pi  e  ty 

grate  ful  ly  eat  a  ble  i  ro  ny 

has  ti  ly  e  ven  ing  i  vo  ry 

la  bi  al  fre  quent  ly  li  a  ble 

la  zi  ness  fe  ver  ish  pli  a  ble 

la  bor  er  gree  di  ly  like  li  hood 

pa  gan  ism  le  gal  ly  live  li  hood 

pa  rent  age  me  di  um  nine  ti  eth 

pa  tri  arch  pre  mi  um  ri  ot  ous    - 

va  can  cy  need  ful  ly  vi  o  let 


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39 


When  we  rise  in  the  morning  we  must  pray 
to  God  to  take  care  of  us  during  the  day,  and 
to  keep  us  from  using  bad  words,  and  showing 
a  bad  temper,  and  doing  wrong  things. 

We  must  be  kind  and  polite  to  every  one  we 
meet  during  the  day. 

At  night,  when  we  go  to  bed,  we  must  think 
over  all  that  we  have  done  or  said. 

If  our  conscience  tell  us  that  we  have  done 
any  wrong  thing,  we  must  be  sorry  for  it,  and 
ask  our  Heavenly  Father  to  forgive  us.  And 
we  must  pray  to  Him  to  keep  us  safely  while 
we  sleep. 


Bo  re  as 
CO  pi  ous 
glo  ri  ous 
o  di  ous 
glo  ri  fy 
110  ti  fy 
gro  ce  ry 
ho  li  ness 
lone  li  ness 
lo  cal  ly 
no  ble  man 
no  ta  ry 
ro  ta  ry 
ro  sa  ry 
vo  ta  ry 
o  pen  ing 
o  pen  ly 
o  pi  11  ni 
po  e  try 


Cu  po  la 
cu  ri  ous 
fu  ri  oiis 
spu  ri  ous 
cu  ti  cle 
du  ra  ble 
du  ti  ful  • 
fa  mi  gate 
mu  ti  late 
ru  mi  nate 
fu  ue  ral 
mu  ta  ble 
mu  ti  ny 
scru  ti  ny 
mu  tu  al 
hu  mor  ous 
pu  e  rile 
l)u  ri  ly 
pu  ri  ty 


Al  ma  nac 
au  di  ble 
plau  si  ble 
au  di  tor. 
aw  ful  ly 
law  fal  ly 
fal  si"ty 
gau  di  ly 
gau  di  ness 
nau_^se  ate 
nau  ti  cal 
quar  ter  ly 
straw  ber  ry 
lial  ter  chain 
pal  ter  er 
wa  ter  course 
\va  ter  fall 
wa  ter  man 
wa  ter  mill 


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CONFElDtllAT^    SPELLING   BOOK. 


JESUS  TEACHES  HOW  TO  PRAY. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  Jesus  was  pray- 
ing in  a  certain  place,  one  of  his  disciples  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  when  ye  pray  say 
Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,  hallowed  be 
Thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come..  Thy  will  be 
done  in  earth  as  it  is  done  in  Heaven.  Give  us 
this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
trespasses  as  we  forgive  those  who  trespas3 
against  us.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation, 
but  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever. 
Amen. 


Ad  a  mant 
ad  mi  ral 
ad  vo  cate 
ag  gra  vate 
an  i  mate 
can  di  da^e 
cap  ti  vate 
nav  i  gate 
at  ti  tude 
grat  i  tude 
lat  i  tude 
cav  i  ty 
grav  i  ty 
man  ner  ly 
mas  ter  ly 
practi  cal 
rad  i  cal 
san  i  ty 
van  i  ty 


Ag  o  ny 
al  i  ment 
al  ti  tude 
am  i  t}^ 
am  pU  fy 
rat  i  fy 
sat  is  fy 
an  i  mal 
cap  i  tal 
an  nu  al 
grad  u  al 
man  u  al 
an  ti  dote 
bat  te  ry 
flat  te  ry 
gal  le  ry 
fam  i  ly 
Lap  pi  ness 
lav  en  der 


Ab  so  lute 
ac  cu  rate 
ad  e  quate 
am  pu  tate 
cal  cu  late 
grad  u  ate 
cal  i  CO 
can  is  te^ 
cav  il  ler 
fac  to  ry 
fal  la  cy 
mal  a  dy 
sal  a  ry 
man  i  fest 
mas  cu  line 
rap  id  ly 
san  a  tive 
tan  ta  lize 
trav  el  ler 


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I 

THE  EARTH. 

The  earth  on  which  we  live  is  nearly  round, 
like  an  apple  or  an  orange. 

It  does  not  seem  round  to  us,  because  it  is 
very  large,  and  we  can  only  see  a  small  part 
of  it  at  a  time. 

We  know  it  is  round,  because  persons  have 
travelled  all  around  it — just  as  a  fly  can  crawl 
around  an  orange  or  apple,  and  come  back  to 
the  place  where  it  started. 

If  we  were  at  the  moon,  and  should  look 
back  at  the  earth,  the  earth  would  appear  as 
round  and  as  bright  a^  the  moon  now  does  to 
us. 


Ben  e  fit 
brev  i  ty 
lev  i  ty 
eel  e  brtite 
del  e  gate 
des  pe  rate 
ded  i  cate 
es  ti  mate 
ex  pi  ate 
ex  tri  cate 
hes  i  tate 
med  i  tate 
des  o  late 
em  u  late 
reg  u  late 
pes  ti  lence 
reference 
rev  er  eace 


Beg  ga  ry 
clem  en  cy 
cred  u  lous 
dep  u  ty 
des  ti  ny 
det  ri  ment 
em  i  nent 
e V  i  den  t 
mer  ri  n^kent 
neg  li  gent 
ped  i  ment 
pres  i  dent 
sed  i  ment 
sen  ti  ment 
fel  o  ny 
lep  ro  sy 
mel  o  dy 
mem  o  ry 


Cel  e  ry 
en  e  my 
ev  e  ry 
cler  i  cal 
med  i  cal 
ed  i  tor 
em  pe  ror 
en  er  gj 
en  mi  ty 
len  i  ty 
fed  er  al 
gen  er  al 
gen  u  ine 
med  i  cine 
mes  sen  ger 
neg  a  tive 
pen  du  lum 
plen  ti  ful 


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The  surface,  or  outside  of  the  earth,  is  partly 
land  and  partly  water  The  water  is  three 
times  as  extensive  as  the  land. 

The  air  that  we  breathe  is  all*  around  the 
earth,  and  extends  upw\ard  everywhere,  to  the 
height  of  forty-five  miles. 

The  sea  is  the  home 
of  the  fishes.  The  great 
w^hales  live  there.  Ini 
the  sea  we  also  find  a 
great  many  beautiful  shells. 

The  fishes  have  fins,  and  can  swim 'very  fast. 

The  birds  have  wings,  and  fly  in  the  air.  Men, 
and  beasts,  and  reptiles  live  on  the  land,  and 
move  about  by  walking,  or  leaping,  or  crawling. 


El  e  gant 
el  e  phant 
el  e  -g^ 
el  e  ment 
ex  eel  lent 
pes  ti  lent 
prev  a  lent 
ex  e  cute 
ex  pe  dite 
her  aid  ry 
rec  on  cile 
rec  to  ry 
Teck  on  ing 
reg  u  lar 
rem  e  dy 
sen  a  tor 
sen  si  ble 
ter  ri  ble 


Bit  ter  ness 
differ  ent 
dif  fi  dent 
dil  i  gent 
in  di  gent 
im  po  tent 
in  do  lent 
in  no  cent 
in  so  k?nt 
im  pu  dent 
in  stru  ment 
im  i  tate 
in  di  cate 
in  ti  mate 
ir  ri  tate 
in  fa  my 
in  fan  cy 
injury 


Dig  ni  fy 
dig  ni  ty 
dif  fi  cult 
dis  so  lute 
div  i  d<:^nd 
fif  ti  eth 
fish  er  man 
his  to  Ty 
pil  lo  ry 
vie  to  ry 
im  pi  ous 
id  i  ot 
ig  no  rant 
in  digo 
in  ter  val 
lib  er  al 
lit  er  al 
min  er  al 


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In  so'me  parts  of  the  earth  it^  is  extremely 
cold,  and  winter  lasts  almost  the  whole  year. 
The  ground  is  covered  deep  with  snow,  and  the 
water  is  covered  over  with  very  thick  ice. 

In  some  countries  the  weather  is  always  very 
warm.  Snow  never  falls,  and  water  never 
freezes. 

In  other  places  it  is  sometimes  warm,  and 
sometimes  cold  ;  but  it  is  never  very  warm,  and 
never  very  cold.  The  climate  of  these  coun- 
tries is  called  temperate. 

In  temperate  climates  the  year  is  divided  into 
four  seasons,  which  follow  each  other  round  and 
round,  like  the  horses  tlmt  turn  a  mill  or  wheat 
machine.  Their  names  a^re  Spring,  Summer, 
Autumn,  and  Winter.  Autumn  is  sometimes 
called  Fall. 


Mia  is  ter  Bod'i  ly  Doc  u  ment 

sin  is  ter  hot  a  ny  mon  u  ment 

min  is  try  hot  torn  less  op  u  lent 

mis  e  ry  col  o  ny  prom  i  nent 

nig  gard  ly  mon  o  dy  dropsical 

pit  i  ful  pros  o  dy  fop  po  ry 

j)rin  ci  pal  com  e  dy  fol  low  er 

rid  i  cule  com  i  cal  joe  u  lar 

rig  or  ous  com  pe  tent"  jol  li  ty 

vigorous  compliment  loftily 

sim  i  lar  con  fi  dent  lot  te  ry 

sin  gu  lar  '  Con  ti  nent  mod  es  ty 

vinegar  contrary  Forester 

vis  it  or  cop  per  as  for  mer  ]y 

wick  ed  ness  crock  e  ry  for  ti  tudc 

wit  der  ness  mock  e  ry  for  tu  nato 


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SPRING. 

When  Spring  comes  it  melts  th3  ice  and 
snow,  and  we  have  no  longer  to  make  fires  to 
keep  us  warm.- 

The  grass  grows  green  again. 
The  trees  put  on  their  leaves. 
The  beautiful  Ilowers  come  forth  £^ 
bright  and  fresh  from  their  winter's 
sleep.  The  apple-tree  and  the 
cherry-tree  are  white  with  blos- 
soms, and  the  peach-tree  appears 
in  its  purple  bloom. 

The  forests  are  clad  in  green,  and  are  gay 
with  flowers.  The  birds  warble  their  songs  in 
the  trees,  and  they  choose  their  mates  and  build 
tiieir  nests. 


Mon  i  tor 
Tiom  i  nal 
mod  er  ate 
ob  du  rate 
ob  li  gate 
ob  sti  nate 
ob  vi  ate 
op  er  ate 
00  cu  py 
00  ta  gou 
00  u  lar 
of  for  ing 
of  fi  cer 
op  ti  cal 
pol  i  cy 
pop  u  lar 
pes  i  tive 
pov  er  ty 


Prod  i  fi^al 
prop  er  ty 
pros  per  ous 
prov  en  der 
prov  i  denoe 
rob  be  ry 
rot  ten  ness 
sol  i  tude 
sol  ven  oy 
tol  er  ate 
frop  i  cal 
Or  a  tor 
or  der ly 
or  i  fice 
or  i  gin 
or  gan  ize 
or  na  ment 
sor  row  ful 


Bat  ter  fly 
but  ter  milk 
cul  ti  vate 
cur  so  ry 
cus  torn  er 
drunk  en  ness 
gun  nery 
JQSti  fy 
nul  n  fy 
mul  berry 
nur  se  ry 
pub  ]i  can 
pub  lisli  er 
pun  ish  ment 
sum  ma  ry 
sump  tu  ous 
tur  pen  tine 
ul  ti  mate. 


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SUMMER. 

When  Summer  comes  it  turns  the  bk^ssoms 
into  fruit.  The  warm  suti  ripens  the  cherries 
and  the  strawberries,  and  some  of  the  apples. 

The  wheat  changes  into  a  golden  yellow,  and 
the  farmer  reaps  his  harvest. 

The  hay  is  now  mowed  and  dried,  and  put 
away  for  winter. 

The  ground  is  parched  with  the  heat,  and  the 
streams  dry  up,  or  become  very  small. 

It  is  pleasant  now  to  lie  under  the  shade  of 
the  trees,  or  to  bathe  in  the  pools  of  v/ater. 


'iror(/s  in  ;c/aV'/i  ti,  si,  and  ci,  ore 

An  cient 
pa  tient 


gra  CIO  us 
spa  cious 
na  tion 
ra  tion 
sta  tion 
Lo  tion 
mo  tion 
no  tion 
por  tion 
Ac  tion 
fac  tion 
frac  tion 
trac  tion 
cap  tious 
fac  tious 
frac  tious 
5 


Fash  ion 
man  sion 
pas  sion 
sane  tion 
Men  tion 
pen  sion 
ten  sion 
sec  tion 
ses  sion 
ver  sion 
Die  tion 
lie  tion 
fric  tion 
mis  sion 
Func  tion 
June  tion 
unc  tion 
sue  tion 


noundcd  like  ^\\. 

Ab  la  tion 
tax  a  tion 
temp  ta  tion 
va  ca  tion 
car  na  tion 
ces  sa  tion 
cie  a  tion 
do  na  tion 
du  ra  tion 
e  qua  tion 
foun  da  tion 
gra  da  tion 
i4i  fla  tion 
li  ba  tion. 
lo  ca  tion 
ro  ta  tion 
rie  ga  tion 
oh  la  tion 


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AUTUMN. 

When  Autumn  comes,  the  corn  and  the  cot- 
ton ripen  and  must  be  gathered,  and  the  fruits 
.v^and  nuts  fall  from  the  trees. 

The  frost  touches  the  leaves  of  the  forest,  and 
they  appear  of  various  colors. 

The  days  grow  shorter  and  the  weather  be- 
comes colder.  After  a  while  the  hollow  winds 
begin  to  blow,  and  the  leaves  to  fall,  and  the 
summer  birds  to  fly  away.  And  then  we  know 
that  winter  is  coming. 


Accent  on  the  second  syllable. 


O  ra  tion 
plan  ta  tion 
pri  va  tion 
pro  ba  tion 
pros  tra  tion 
pul  sa  tion 
pur  ga  tion 
quo  ta  tion 
JO  ta  tion 
re  la  tion 
sal  va  tion 
sen  sa  tion 
stag  ria  tion 
au  da  cious 
oa  pa  dous 
ial  la  cious 
sa  ga  cious 
to  na  cious 
vi  va  cious 
TO  ra  cious 
vex  a  tious 


Ad  hesion  .- 
ac  ere  tion 
com  pie  tion 
con  ere  tion 
ex  ere  tion 
se  ere  tion 
fa  ce  tious 
Com  mo  tion 
de  vo  tion 
e  mo  tion 
pro  mo  tion 
ie  ro  cious 
ap  por  tion 
pro  por  tion 
Ab  iu  tion 
di  lu  tion 
pol  lu  tion 
so  lu  tion 
con  clu  siou 
con  fu  sion 
ef  fa  sion 


At  trac  tion 
CO  ac  tion 
con  trac  tion 
de  trac.  tion 
dis  trac  tion 
ex  trac  tion 
in  ac  tion 
in  frac  tion 
pro  trac  tion 
re  ac  tion 
re  frac  tion 
sub  trac  tion 
trans  ac  tion 
com  pas  sion 
ex  pan  sion 
Af  fee  tion 
at  ten  tion 
ac  ces  sion 
com  pres  sion 
con  fes  sion 
ex  pres  sion 


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WINTER. 

In  Winter  the  days  are-short  and  cold. 

The  flowers  are  withered  and  dead,  the  trees 
are  naked,  and  the  birds  are  nearly  all  gone  to  a 
warmer  climate. 

The  sky  is  often  black  with  storms.  The  snow 
often  covers  the  earth,  and  the  streams  and 
ponds  are  frozen  over  much  of  the  time. 

Now  is  the  time  to  gather  ice,  and  put  it 
away  in  the  ice-house,  for  use  in  summer. 

In  winter  it  is  pleasant  to  have  a  bright  fire 
and  thick  clothing,  and  to  live  in  a  warm  house. 


Col  lee  tion 
con  fee  tion 
con  nee  tion 
cor  rec  tion 
de  fee  tion 
de  jec  tion 
€  jee  tion 
e  lee  tion 
di  rec  tion 
dis  sec  tion 
in  fee  tion 
in  flee  tion 
in  jee  tion 
in  spec  tion^ 
ob  jec  tion  ' 
per  fee  tion 
prd  jec  tion 
re  fee  tion 
re  flee  tion 
Ge  lee  tion 
sub  jec  tion 


Con  ten  tion 
con  ven  tion 
de  ten  tion 
in  ten  tion 
in  ven  tion 
pre  ven  tion 
con  cep  tion 
de  cep  tion 
ex  cep  tion 
re  cep  tion 
per  cep  tion 
ere  den  tial 
pru  den  tial 
con 'ten  tious 
sen  ten  tious 
in  fee  tious 
bi  sec  tion 
tri  sec  tion 
pro  tee  tion 
pre  emp  tion 
re  demp  tion 


Ac  ces  si  on 
ag  gres  sion 
con  ces  sion 
de  pres  sion 
di  gres  sion 
im  pres  sion 
op  pres  sioR 
pos  ses  sion 
pro  ces  sion 
pro  fes  sion 
pro  gres  sion 
re  ces  sion 
se  ces  sion 
sue  ces  sion 
sup  pres  sioa 
de  clen  sion 
di  men  sion 
dis  sen  sion 
ex  ten  sion 
pre  ten  sion 
sus  pen  sion 


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There  arc  some  very  ignorant  per.^ons  who 
Ihhik  that  the  world  must  have  somuthiijg  under 
it  to  keep  il  from  falltiig. 

They  say  that  the  earth  is  flat,  and  has  four 
corners,  and  that  a  large  elephant  stands  under 
each  corner  and  holds  it  up. 

We  should   ask  such  persons  what  it  is  that, 
holds  lip  the  sun  and  the  moon. 

TYe  can  see  that  the  sun  and  moon  have 
nothing  under  them  to  support  them,  and  yet 
they  do  not  fall. 

The  earth  is  round,  just  as  the  sun  and  moon 
are,  and  staj's  where  God  placed  it,  just  as  they 
do. 


Ad'di  tion 
am  bi  tion 
con  di  tion 
mu  ni  tion 
par  ti  tion 
tra  dl  tion 
sus  pi  cion 
vo  li  tion 
ca  pri  cious 
de  li  cious 
sus  pi  ciou's 
ju  di  cial 
of  fi  cial 
pro  pi  tious 
se  di  tious 
af  flic  tion 
con  vie  tion 
in  flic  tion 


Ad  mission 
com- mis  sion 
e  mis  sion 
per  mis  sion 
re  mis  sion 
sub  mis  b^ion 
trans  mis  sion 
de  ris  ion 
re  vis  ion 
pre 'die  tion 
pre- scrip  tion 
Com  pul  ftion 
con  vul  sion 
ex  pul  sion 
pro  pul  sion 
con  cus  sion 
ex  cur  sion 
in  eur  sion 


Com  punc  tion 
con  June  tion 
in  June  tion 
con  sump  tion 
pre  sump  tion 
re  sum*^  tion 
cor  rup  tion 
e  rup  tion 
ir  rup  tion 
con  struc  tion 
de  due  tion 
de  struc  tion 
ob  struc  tion 
re  due  tion 
de  struc  five 
in  struc  tive 
pro  due  tive 
se  due  tive 


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AVORDS  OF  FOQE  SY^LLABLES. 
Accent  on  the  third  syllMc. 


■W^  di  ca  tion 
ab  ro  ga  tion 
ac  pep  ta  lion 
ao  cla  raa  tion 
ad  mi  ra  tion 
ad  o  ra  tion 
ad  u  la  tion 
ag  gra  va  tiou 
ap  pli  ca  tion 
ap  pro  ba  tion 
ar  bi  tra  tion 
as  pi  ra  tion 
as  sig  na  tiou 
av  o  ca  tion 
cal  cu  la  tion 
eel  e  bra  tion 
com  bi  na  tion 
com  men  da  tion 


Oom  pen  sa  tion 
com  pi  la  tion 
com  pli  ca  tion 
con  lir  ma  tion 
con  fla  gra  tion 
con  gre  ga  tion  • 
$on  stel  la  tion 
con  ster  na  tion 
con  tcm  pi  a  tion 
con  tu  ma  cious 
ef  fi  ca  cious 
,  con  ver  sa  tion 
con  vo  ca  tion* 
cor  o  na  tion 
cor  po  ra  tion     . 
cul  ti  va  tion 
dec  la  ma  tion 
dec  la  ra  tion 


p  ^^"---i 


50  COKFEDEKATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 

The  horse  is  a  beautiful  and  very  useful 
animal.  He  will  bear  us  upon  his  back,  or  draw 
us  in  a  carriage,  many  miles  in  a  day. 

The  horse  also  ploughs  the  ground  for  tis,  and 
draws  our  wagons  to  market. 

We  must  always  treat  horses  kmdly,  and 
never  ride  or  drive,  them  too  hard. 

Some  breeds  of  horses  are  very  large  and 
strong,  and  adapted  to  drawing  heavy  loads. 
Some  are  light  and  active,  and  are  useful  as 
riding  horses,  or  for  drawing  light  carriages. 
The  Shetland  pony  is  sometimes  not  larger  than 
a  calf. 


Ded  i  ca  tion  Ex  por  ta  tipn 

dec  li  na  tion  fer  men  ta  tion 

de  fal  ca  tion  gen  er  a  tion 

def  a  ma  tion  grav  i  ta  tion 

deg  ra  da  tion  hab  i  ta  tion 

dem  on  stra  tion  il  l^s  tra  tion 

dep  ri  va  tion  im  por  ta  tion 

des  o  la  tion  mi  pli  ca  tion 

des  pe  ra  tion  im  pre  ca  tion 

de  tes  ta  tion  in  car  na  tion 

devia.tion  .     .  inflammation 

dis  pu  ta  tion  m  ch  na  tion 

dis  lo  ca  tion  m  for  ma  tion 
dissertation                         "  m  spi  ra  tion 

div  i  na  tion  m  sti  ga  tion 
ed  u  ca  tion  in  ti  ma  tion 

em  a  na  tion  '  m  un  da  tion 

em  n  la  tion  •      .        in  vo  ca  tion 

ex  cla  ma  tion  ;  lam  en  ta  tion 

ex  pec  ta  tion  1©  gis  la  tion 

©X  pli  ca  tion  ^^  di  a  tioB 


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OBEDIENCE  TO  PARENTS. 

Children  should  love  their  parents  very  much, 
and  always  try  to  please  them. 

It  is  their  parents  who  feed  and  clothe  them, 
and  send  them  to  school,  and  who  do  so  many 
things  to  make  them  good  and  happy. 

It  makes  parents  very  happy  to  see  their 
children  obedient  and  kind,  and  to  hear  their 
teachers  speak  well  of  them. 

The  Holy  Bible  tells  us  to  honor  our  father 
and  our  mother,  and  to  obey  them  in  all  things 
— for  this  is  well  pleasing  unto  the  Lord. 


Med  i  ta  tion  Proc  la  ma  tion 
min  is  tra  tion                        '  prof  a  na  tion 

mod  er  a  tion  pro  mul  ga  tion 

mod  u  la.  tion  prop  a  ga  tion 

mu  ti  la  tion  prot  es  ta  tion 

nav  i  ga  tion  prov  o  ca  tion 

nom  i  na  tion  pub  li  ca  tion 

nu  mer  a  tion  puDC  tu  a  tion 

ob  li  ga  tion  re  can  ta  tion 

oc  cu  pa  tion  rec  re  a  tion 

op  er  a  tion  ref  u  ta  tion 

or  di  na  tion  .  refer  ma  tion 

OS  ten  ta  tion  reg  u  la  tion 

pal  li  a  tion  re  lax  a  tion 

per  pe  tra.tion  ren  6  va  tion 

per  spi  ca  ciobs  rep  u  ta  tion 

per  spi  ra  tion  res  er  va  tion^ 

pop  u  la  tion  res  pi  ra  tion 

prep  a  ra  tion  *  res  to  ra  tion 

pres  er  va  tion  rev  e  la  tion      ^ 


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MY  MOTHER. 

Who  fed  me  from  her  gentle  breast, 
And  huphed  mo  in  lier  arms  to  rest, 
And  on  my  cheek  sweet  kisses  pressed? 

My  mother! 

Wlien  sleep  forsook  my  open  eye, 
Who  was  it  sang  sweet  lullaby,  • 
And  rocked  me,  that  1  should  not  cry? 

My  moihtr! 

Who  sat  and  watched  my  infant  head, 
When  sleeping  in  my  cradle  bed, 
And  tears  of  sweet  affection  shed  ? 

My  mother  ! 


Sal  u  ta  tioji 
sep  a  ra  tion 
sit  u  a  tion 
spec  u  la  tion 
stim  u  la  tion 
stip  u  la  tion 
sub  ju  ga  tion  ' 
sup  pli  ca  tion 
sup  pu  ra  tion 
trans  mi  gra  tion 
trans  por  ta  tion 
trcp  i  da  tion 
trib  u  la  tion 
un  du  la  tion 
val  i;i  a  tion 
ven  er  n  tion 
ven  ti  J  a  tion 
vin  di  ca  tion 
vi  o  la  tion 
ivis  i  ta  tion 


Dis  af  fee  tion 
in  at  ten  tion 
in  flu  en  tial 
in  ter  ces  si  on 
in  ter  ven  tion 
res  ur  rec  tion 
Ben  e  die  tion 
con  tra  die  tion 
ju  ris  die  lion 
man  u  mis  sion 
Ab  so  lu  tion 
coji  sti  tu  tion 
con  tri  bu  tion 
dim  i  nu  tion 
dis  so  Ju  tion 
el'o  cu  tion 
Q,\f  o  lu  tion 
in  sti  tu  tion 
per  se  cu  tion 
rev  o  lu  tioiv 


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5:} 


When  pain  and  sickness  made  me  cry, 
Who  gazed  upon  my  heavy  eye, 
And  wept  for  fear  that  I  should  die  ? 

ilfy  mother  ! 

Who  dressed  my  doll  in  clothes  so  gay, 
And  taught  me  pretty  how  to  play, 
And  minded  all  I  had  to  say  ? 

Mij  mother  ! 

Who  ran  to  help  me  when  I  fell. 
And  would  some  pretty  story  tell, 
And  kiss  the  place  to  make  it  well  ? 
^  My  mother  I 


Accent  on  the  second  syllable. 


Am  bas  sa  dor 
as  pear  a  gus 
a  lac  ri  ty 
bar  bar  i  ty 
ca  lam  i  tj' 
com  par  i  so  a 
corn  pat  i  bio 
con  grat  u  late 
in  fat  u  ate 
con  tarn  i  natc  ' 
de  prav  i  ty 
di  lap  i  date 
e  nian  ci  pate 
e  jac  u  late 
e  vac  u  ate 
em  bar  rass  ment 
en  tan  glement 
Ca  tab  lish  ment 


Fa  tal  i  ty 
for  mal  i  ty 
fru  gal  i  ty 
lui  man  i  ty 
in  flam  ma  hie 
in  grat  i  tude 
in  hab  i  tant 
in  san  i  ty 
le  gal  i  ty 
re  al  i  ty 
mace  iiini  i  mo  us 
mi  rac  n  lous 
mo  ral  i  ty 
mor  tal  i  ty 
pro  eras  ti  nate 
re  tal  i  ate 
11  nan  i  mo  us  , 
ua  nat  u  ral 


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Who  taught  my  infant  lips  to  pray, 
And  love  God's  Holy  Book  and  Day, 
And  walk  in  wisdom's  pleasant  way  ? 

My  mother  ! 

And  can  I  ever  cease  to  be, 
AlTectionate  and  kind  to  thee, 
Who  wast  so  very  kind  to  me, 

My  mother  ? 

Ah !  no  ;  the  thought  I  cannot  bear ; 
And  if  (3rod  please  my  life  to  spare, 
I  ho|)e  I  shall  reward  thy  care,  • 

My  moth^  ! 


Ac  eel  er  ate 
ac  cept  a  ble 
a  men  i  ty 
as  per  i  ty 
aus  ter  i  ty 
•  ce  ler  i  ty 
dex  ter  i  ty 
pos  ter  i  ty 
at  ten  u  ate 
be  nef  i  cent 
be  nev  o  lent 
ce  leb  ri  ty 
com  pet  i  tor 
xjon  fed  er  ate 
de  gen  er  ate 
de  fen  si  ble 
de  pen  den  cy 
de  test  a  ble 


Em  hellish  ment 
ex  per  i  ment 
for  get  ful  ness    • 
im  men,  si  ty 
pro  pen  si  ty 
im  pet  u  ous 
in  cred  i  ble 
in  gen  u  ous 
in  her  i  tance 
in  tem  per  ance 
in  vet  er  ate 
ne  ces  si  ty 
per  pet  u  al 
per  pet  u  ate 
pre  des  ti  nate 
pro  g'^^Xi  i  tor 
pros  per  i  ty 
re  fee  to  ry 


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When  thou  art  feeble,  old  and  gray, 
My  healthy  arm  shall  be  thy  stay, 
And  I  will  soothe  thy  pains  away, 

My  mother  ! 

And  when  I  see  thee  hang  thy  head, 
^T  will  be  my  turn  to  v/atch  thy  bed, 
And  tears  of  sweet  affection  shed, 

My  mother  ! 

For  God,  who  lives  above  the  skies. 
Would  look  with  vengeance  in  His  eyes, 
If  I  should  ever  dare  despise 

My  mother  ! 


A  bil  i  ty 
ac  tiv  i  ty 
ad  min  is  ter 
ad  mis  si  ble 
af  fin  i  ty 
di  vin  i  ty 
am  big  u  ous 
ar  tic.  u  late 
cap  tiv  i  ty 
con  sid  er  ate 
con  spic  u  ous 
con  tin  u  al 
con  trib  u  tor 
cu  pid  i  ty 
de  fin  i  tive 
de  lib  er  ate 
de  liv  er  ance 
de  bil  i  ty 


Fas  tid  i  ous 
in  sid  i  ous 
in  vid  i  ous 
in  sin  u  ate 
il  lit  er  ate 
in  vis  i  ble 
in  vin  ci  ble 
ma  lig  ni  ty 
men  di  ci  ty 
mo  bil  i  ty 
no  bil  i  ty 
na  tiv  i  ty 
par  tic  u  iar 
pre  cip  i  tate 
pro  mis  cu  ous 
prox  im  i  ty 
ri  die  u  lous 
sta  bil  i  ty 


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SOUR  GRAPES— A  FABLE. 

A  fable  is  a  lit'le  storj  in  which  animals  are- 'sup- 
posed to  think  and  speak  just  as  we  do. 

.We  must  not  believe  that  they  really  talk,  but  we. 
must  just  suppose  so,  for  the  sake  of  the  stor3^ 

There  is  a  fable  of  a  fox  that  was  pnssmg  by  a  gar- 
den one  dny,  and  saw  some  very  nice  and  ripe  grapes 
bancing  to  the  vines.  He  wanted  some  of  them  very 
much,  but  they  were  so  high  that  he  could  not  reach, 
them. 

He  tried  to  jump  up  to  them,  but  he  could  not  leap 
high  enough.  Lie'  jumped  a  long  time,  until  he  was 
very  tired,  but'he  could  not  get  the  grapes. 

lie  then  went  awaj^,  saying,  ^'  They  are  nothing  but 
sour  grapes!  I  would  not  eat  them  if  I  had  them." 
]^ut  they  were,  sour  only  because  he  could  not  get 
them ! 


Ac  com  mo  date 
a  i)ol  o  gy 
as  Irol  o  gy 
dox  ol  o  g}^ 
as  tron  o  my 
c  con  o  my 
as  ton  ish  ment 
a  tro  ci  ty 
fe  ro  ci  ty 
ve  lo  ci  ty 
ba  rom  c  ter 
bi  og  ra  phy 
ge  og  ra  phy 
com  mod  i  ty 
com  pos  i  tor 
con  com  i  tant 
con  glom  er  ate 
con  sol  i  date 


Dis  con  so  late 
cor  rob  o  rate 
de  nom  i  natc 
de  pop  u  late 
e  mol  u  ment 
ex  pos  i  tor 
ex  pos  tu  late 
i  di)l  a  try 
im  mod  er  ate 
im  mod  es  t}'' 
im  prov  i  dent 
in  sol  ven  cy 
in  tol  er  ance 
i  ron  i  cal 
mo  nop  o  ly 
mo  not  o  ny 
]-)re  pon  der  ate 
re  Fpon  si  ble 


A  bun  dant  ly 
ab  surd  i  ty 
a  dul  ter  ate 
ca  lum  ni  ate 
com  bus  ti  ble 
com  pul  so  ry 
cor  rup  ti  ble 
de  struG  ti  ble 
fe  cun  di  ty 
pro  iwxi  di  ty 
il  lus  tri  ous 
in  dus  tri  ous 
re  dun  dan  cy 
re  ful  gen  cy 
re  luc  tant  ly 
re  pub  li  can 
tu.  mul  tu  ous 

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TEE  WOLF  AND  THE  LAMB— A  FABLE. 

A  hungTj  wolf  once  met  a  little  Jamb.  He  ^aa 
very  glad,  and  said  to  the  lamb,  I  am  glad  to  have  met 
you,  for  you  will  make  me  a  nice  supper. 

The  little  Iamb  said,  if  I  must  die,  I  hope  you  will 
grant  me  one  favor  before  you  kill  me.  I  have  heard 
that  you  can  sing  very  sweetly,  and  I  hope  you  will 
sing  me  a  ^ong, 

'i'he  foolish  wolf  was  very  proud  at  being  called  a 
sweet  singer;  and  so  he  opened  his  big  mouth  and 
tried  to  sing,  but  he  could  do  nothing  but  howl. 

The  dogs  heard  the  noise,  and  knew  that  it  was  a 
wolf.  They  ran  to  the  place,  and  the  wolf  had  to  get 
away  as  fast  as  he  could,  to  keep  them  from  killing 
him.  ^  ^  ^ 

So  the  lamb  saved  his  life,  and  the  wolf  lost  his 
supper. 


Bar  ba  ri  an  Con  ve  ni  ent  De  si  ra  ble 

gram  ma  ri  an  col  le  gi  ate  im  pi  e  ty" 

li  bra  ri  an  im  me  di  ate  sa  ti  e  ty 

cu  ta  ne  ous  cri  te  ri  on  so  bri  e  tj 

ex  tra  ne  ous  co  me  di  an  so  ci  e  ty 

spon  ta  ne  ous  ex  pe  ri  ence  va  ri^  ty 

ter  ra  que  ous'  ex  te  ri  or  in  vi  o  late 

in  ca  pa  bio  in  fe  ri  or  Ac  cu  mu  late 

no  ta  ri  al  in  te  ri  or  an  nu  i  ty 

pre  ca  ri  ous  pos  te  ri  or  col  lu  so  ry 

un  bla  ma  ble  su  pe  ri  or  il  lu  so  ry 

un  change  a  ble  in  de  cen  cy  cen  tu  ri  on    • 

un  sa  vo  ry  in  gre  di  ent  com  mu  ni  on 

Ab  ste  mi  ous  o  be  di  cut  com  mu  ni  catc 

^  ^  ''1  ^^  im  pe  ri  al  fu  tu  ri  ty 

^^  ^^  ^"^  ^^  ma  te  ri  al  im  pu  ni  tv 

a  gree  a  ble  mys  te  ri  ous  im  pu  ri  ty 

ab  bre  VI  ate  un  ca  si  ness  gra  tu  i  tous 

^^  ^®  v^  ^^^  ^m  speak  a  ble  lux  u  ri  ous 
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A  soldier  is  a  man  who  fights  for  his  GOiin- 
try. 

It  is  the  duty  of  evei^  man  to  love  his 
country,  and  to  defend  it  bravely  -against  its 
enemies. 


Accent  on  the  first  si/Uahle. 


A  mi  a  ble 
fa  vor  a  ble 
va  ri  a  ble 
Me  di  a  tor 
]'ea  son  a  l^e 
sea  son  a  ble 
trea  son  a  ble 
Ca  niu  la  live 
cu  li  na  ry 
hi  mi  na  ry 
ci^  ri  ous  ly 
tu  ri  ous  ly 
du  bi  ous  \y 
du  ti  ful  ly 
ju  di  ca  ture 
11  u  ga  to  ry 
31  u  uier  a  ble 
su  per  a  ble 


Ab  HO  lute  ly 
accu  ra  cy 
ae  li  mo  ny 
ad  mi  ra  ble 
ad  ver  sa  ry 
al  a  bas  ter 
al  le  go  ry 
id  li  ga  tor 
glad  i  a  lor 
am  i  ca  ble 
ap  pli  ca  ble 
an  ti  qua  ry 
cap  il  la  ry 
an  nu  al  ly 
car  i  ca  ture 
cat  er  pil  lar 
char  i  ta  ble 
liab  it  a  ble 


Fash  ion  a  ble- 
lam  en  ta  ble 
man  age  a  ble 
mat  ri  mo  ny 
pat  ri  mo  nj' 
man  da  to  ry 
nat  u  ral  ly 
nav  i  ga  ble 
})al  at  a  ble 
.prac  ti  ca  ble 
plan  e  ta  ry 
sal  u  ta  ry 
sane  tu  a  ry 
Stat  u  a  ry 
sal  a  man  der 
tab  er  na  cle 
tran  si  to*  ry 
val  u  a  ble 


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•      WHAT  I  MUST  DO. 

I  must  never  put  ofF  till  to-morrow  what  I 
can  do  to -Jay, 

I  must  nev^er  trouble  others  to  do  anything 
for  me  when  I  can  do  it  myself. 

I  must  always  do  my  work  before  I  take  my 
pleasure.  I  mast  learn  my  lessons  first,  and 
play  afterward. 

I  must  never  buy  anything  until  I  have 
money  to  pay  lor  it. 

When  I  have  anything  to  do  I  will  not  fret 
over  it,  but  do  it  willmgly.  Then  it  will  not 
seem  hard  to  me. 

If  I  get  angry,  I  will  count  ten  before  I 
speak.  If  I  am  very  angry,  I  must  count  a 
hundred. 


Cem  e  te  ry 
cer  c  mo  ny 
cred  it  a  ble 
es  ti  ma  ble 
ef  fi  ca  cy 
el  e  gun  cy 
em  i  nen  cy 
ex  ccl  len  cy 
ex  i  gen  cy 
ex  em  pla  ry 
mer  ce  na  ry 
ne  ces  sa  ry 
mem  o  ra  ble 
pen  e  tra  ble 
per  isli  a  bio 
prcf  er  a  ble 
pred  a  to  ry 
pref  a  to  ry 
})res  by  te  ry 


Rep  u  ta  ble 
rev  o  ca  ble 
sec  on  da  ry 
sec  re  ta  ry 
sed  en  ta  ry 
sem  i  na  ry 
sem  i  CO  ion 
sem  i  cir  cle 
sep  a  ra  ble 
ser  vice  a  ble 
sev  er  al  ly 
s])ec  u  la  tor 
tern  per  a  tare 
ter  ri  to  ry 
tes  ti  mo  ny 
ven  er  a  ble 
ver  it  a  ble 
le  gi3  la  tor 
le  gis  la  ture 


Die  tion  a  ry 
dif  fi  cul  ty 
dil  a  to  ry 
in  ven  to  ry 
fig  u  ra  ti  ve 
ig  no  min  y 
im  po  ten  cy 
in  ti'ma  cy 
in  tri  ca  cy 
ir  ri  ta  ble 
lit  er  a  ture 
lit  er  a  ry 
mil  i  ta  ry 
tril)  u  ta  ry 
md  li  ne  ry 
sta  ticn  e  ry 
mis  eel  la  ny 
mis  er  a  ble 
pit  i  a  ble 


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THP]  FIVE  SENSES. 

God  has  given  us  eyes  for  seeing,  and  ears  for 
hearing,  and  a  nose  for  smelling,  afid  a  tongue 
for  tabling,  and  fingers  for  touching  These  are 
called  the  five  senses. 

If  we  could  not  see,  we  would  know  nothing 
about  the  brightness  of  the  sun  and  the  beauty 
of  the  flowers.  And  if  we  could  not  hear,  ^we 
would  not  know  what  is  meant  by  sound. 

If  we  could  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  taste, 
nor  smell,  nor  touch,  we  should  never  know 
anything  at  all.  AVe  should  be  like  a  person 
shut  up  all  his  life  in  a  cellar  without  windows. 

Those  boys  learn  the  most,  and  make  the 
wisest  men,  who  make  the  best  use  of  their 
eyes  and  ears,  and  who  think  most  about  what 
they  see,  and  hear,  and  read. 


Com  men  ta  ry 
com  mis  sa  ry 
com  pa  ra  ble 
com  ])e  ten  cy 
con  tro  ver  sy 
con  tu  ma  cy 
con  tu  me  ly 
cop  u  la  tive 
drom  e  da  ry 
hon  or  a  ble 
hos  pi  ta  ble 
mod  er  ate  ly. 
nom  i  nal  ly 
11  om  i  na  tive 
ob  sti  na  cy 
op  u  len  cy 
prof  it  a  ble 
prom  is  so  ry 
prom  on  to  ry 


Pros  e  cu  tor 
sol  i  ta  ry 
vol  11  n  ta  ry 
tol  e  ra  ble 
Cor  di  al  ly 
cor  ol  la  ry 
cor  po  ral  ly 
cor  pu  len  cy 
cor  ri  gi  ble 
dor  mi  to  ry 
for  mi  (la  ble 
for  mu  la  ry 
for  tu  nate  ly 
Lor  ti  cul  ture 
mor  tu  a  ry 
or  di  na  ry 
or  a  to  ry 
sor  row  ful  ly 
war  rant  a  ble 


Cus  tom  a  ry 
func  tion  a  ry 
mul  ti  pli  er 
pul  mo  na  ry 
pul  sa  to  ry 
punc  tu  al  ly 
pun  isli  a  ble 
pur  chase  a  ble 
pur  ga  to  ry 
rus  ti  cal  ly 
sub  lu  na  ry 
sump  tu  a  ry 
sue  cu  len  cy 
suf  fer  a  ble 
sump  tu  ous  ly 
tur  bu  len  cy 
ul  ti  mate  ly 
ut  ter  a  ble 
vul  ner  a  ble 


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Children  must  not  become  discouraged,  and  stop 
trying  to  learn  their  lesson,  because  it  seems  hard. 

There  was  once  a  great  king  who,  for  a  long  time, 
tried  to  whip  the  enemies  who  were  waj'ring  upon  his 
country.  Bat  his  army  was  beaten,  and  he  had  to  hide 
himself  in  the  forest. 

One  day,  while  he  was  thus  hid,  he  saw  a  little  ant 
trying  to  carry  a  grain  of  wheat  up  to  his  hole. 

Every  time  that  the  ant  reached  a  steep  place  near 
his  hole,  he  would  slip,"  and  roll  down  to  the  bottom 


agam. 


But  the  ant  did  not  give  up.  He  tried  for  sixty-nine 
times,  and  failed  every  time.  But  he  tried  again,  and 
the  next  time  he  got  up  safely. 

The  king  said  he  would  do  like  the  little  ant.  So 
he  tried  again,  and  after  a  while  he  did  not  have  to 
hide  from  his  enemies,  but  they  had  to  hide  from  him. 


Accent  on  the  third  syllable.. 


Af  fi  da  vit 
ap  pa  ra  tus 
bas  ti  na  do 
des  pe  ra  do 
cir  cum  ja  cent 
com  men  ta  tor 
dis  en  gage  ment 
en  tor  tain  ment 
ex  ul  ta  tion 
ig  no  ra  mus 
Ad  a  man  tine" 
ben  e  flic  tor 
mal  e  fac  tor 
dis  ad  van  tage 
ev  er  last  ing 
man  u  fac  tare 
un  der  val  ue 


Ac  ci  den  tal 
det  ri  men  tal 
fun  da  men  tal 
in  ci  den  tal 
in  stru  men  tal 
ap  pre  hen  sive 
con  va  les  cent 
dis  con  nee  ted 
ep  i  dem  ic 
in  de  pen  dent 
An  to  ce  dent 
in  CO  he  rent 
dis  a  gree  ment 
per  se  ve  ranee 
In  de  ci  sive 
su  per  vi  sor 
un  der  mi  nor 


Be  at  if  ic 
dis  con  tin  ue 
in  con  sis  tent 
in  ter  mit  ting 
in  ter  mix  ture 
re  con  sid  er 
sci  en  tif  ic 
Al  le  gor  ic 
par  e  gor  ic 
a  pos  tol  ic 
phil  o  soph  ic 
cor  res  pon  dent 
e  qui  noc  tial 
hor  i  zon  tal 
Dis  en  cum  ber 
o  ver  bur  den 
u  ni  ver  sal 


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TRY  AGAIN. 

'T  is  a  lesson  you  should  heed — 

'Try  again ! 
If  at  first  you  don't  succeOd — 

Try  again ! 
Let  your  courage  then  appear, 
For  if  you  will  persevere, 
You  will  conquer,  never  fear  ! 

Try,  try,  try  again ! 


WORDS  OF  FIVE  SYLLABLES. 
Accent  on  the  third  syllable. 


Con  sen  ta  ne  ous 
in  Stan  ta  ne  ous 
mis  eel  la  ne  ous 
sub  ter  ra  ne  ous 
ve  ge  ta  ri  an 
Con  tu  me  li  ous 
del  e  te  ri  ous 
dis  a  gree  a  ble 
dis  0  be  di  ent 
ho. mo  ge  ne  ous 
in  CO  he  ren  cy 
im  ma  .te  ri  al 
in  con  ve  ni  ent 
in  ex  pe  ri  ence 
min  is  te  ri  al 
pros  by  te  ri  an 
pri  mo  ge  ni'al 
Con  tra  ri  e  ty 
im  pro  pri  e  ty 
jus  ti  fi  a  ble 


Die  ta  to  ri  al 
in  com  mo  di  ous 
in  bar  mo  ni  ous 
mer  i  to  ri  ous 
par  si  mo  ni  ous 
mat  ri  mo  ni  al 
pat  ri  mo  ni  al 
tes  ti  mo  ni  al 
in  sup  port  a  ble 
Am  bi  gu  i  ty 
as  si  du  i  ty 
im  por  tu  ni  ty 
in  con  gru  i  ty 
in  ge  nui  ty 
in  se  cu  ri  ty 
op  por  tu  ni  ty 
per  pe  tu  i  ty 
per  spi  cu  i  ty 
su  per  flu  i  ty 
Ion  gi  tu  di  nal 


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Once  or  twice,  Ihongli  you  should  fail, 

Try  again ! 
I£  you  would  at  last  prevail^ 

Try  again ! 
If  we  strive  't  is  no  disgrace, 
Though  we  do  not  win  the  race ! 
What  should  we  do  in  that  case  ? 
,  Try,  try;  try  again ! 

If  you  find  your  task  is  hard, 

•  Try  again  ! 
Time  will  surely  bring  reward  ; 

Try  again ! 
All  that  other  folks  can  do. 
Why,  with  patience,  may  not  you  ? 
Only  keep  this  rule  m  view, 
Try,  try,  try  again ! 


Cor  di  al  i  ty  Ac  a  dc>m  i  cal 

e  qai  lat  er  al  al  pha  bet  i  cal 

gen  er  al  i  ty  •  a-r  gu  ment  a  tive 

gen  e  al  o  gy  rep  re  sent  a  tive 

hos  pi  ted  i  ty  com  pre  ben  si  ble 

im  mo  r.al  i  ty  in  de  fen  si  ble 

im  mor  tal  i  ty  rep  re  hen  si  ble 

math  e  mat  i  cal  di  a  met  ri  cal 

pop  u  lar  i  ty  ge  o  met  ri  cal 

prod  i  gal  i  ty  el  e  ment  a  ry 

punc  tu  al  i  ty  tcs  ta  meet  a  ry 

prin  ci  pal  i  ty  cp  i  dem  i  cal 

Teg  u  lar  i  ty  im  per  cep  ti  ble 

sen  su  al  i  ty  in  tel  lee  tu  al 

sat  IS  fac  to  ry  pri  mo -gen  i  ture 

sim  i  lar  i  ty  iin  in  tel  li  gent 

sin  gu  lar  i  ty  un  re  gen  er  ate 


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DRESS. 

Children  who  have  rich  parents,  and  dress  in 
fine  clothes,  should  not  be  proud,  or  think 
themselves  better  than  poor  children  in  plain 
clothes. 

The  boy  or  girl  who  behaves  politely,  and  is 
kind  and  of  a  good  temper,  is  genteel  and 
worthy  of  respect,  no  matter  how  plain  the 
dress  may  be,  so  that  it  is  clean  and  whole. 

Persons  who  are  rude  and  boisterous  in  their 
manners,  and  who  are  not  obliging  to  others, 
are  clowns,  no  matter  how  rich  they  may  be. 
A  clown  looks  bu^t  the  worse  for  being  dressed 
in  fine  clothes. 

Those  children  that  behave  best,  deserve  the 
most  respect ;  for 

It  is  in  good  manners,  and  not  in  fine  clothes, 
That  real  gentility  lies. 


Af  fa  bil  i  tv 
con  tra  die  to  ry 
cred  i  bil  i  ty 
e  qua  nim  i  ty 
fal  ]i  bil  i  ty 
ig  no  min  i  ous 
ira  be  cil  i  ty 
ia  tre  pid  i  ty 
ir  re  sist  i  ble 
mag  na  nim  i  ty 
mu  ta  bil  i  ty 
per  pen  die  u  lar 
pos  si  bil  i  ty 
prob  a  bil  i  ty 
sen  si  bil  i  ty 
vol  u  bil  i  ty 


An  i  mo^s  i  ty 
cu  ri  OS  i  ty 
gen  er  os  i  ty 
an  a  tom  i  cal 
a  pos  tol  i  cal 
di  a  bol  i  cal 
as  tro  nom  i  cal 
e  CO  nom  i  cal 
pe  ri  od  i  cal 
in  ter  rog  a  tive 
lex  i  cog  ra  pher 
me  di  oc  ri  ty 
trig  o  nom  e  try 
cat  e  gor  i  cal 
met  a  phor  i  cal^ 
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[The  word  that  stands  for  two  or  n^ore 
things,  is  not,  often  exactly  tlie  same  with  that 
which  stands  for  one  thing  of  the  same  sort. 

When. we  mean  one  boy,  we  say  hoy ;  when 
we  mean  more  than  one  boy,  we  say  hoys. 

When  a  word  means  but  one  thing,  it  is 
called  singvlarj  when  it  means  more  than  one 
thing,  it  is  called  plural. 

The  names  of  things  that  appear  in  a  spelling- 
book  or  dictionary  are  nearly  always  singular  ; 
but  in  reading  they  are  very  oft^i  plural. 

A  word  that  is  singular,  generally  becomes 
plural  by  adding  the  letter  s  to  the  end  of  it. 

In  the  following  spelling-lesson  the  words  are 
given  both  in  the  singular  and  the  plural.  By 
observing  the  difference,  children  will  not  be 
puzzled  when  they  meet  with  plural  words  in 
their  reading-lessons.] 


Sing.  &  Plural.- 

Bag,  bags    ' 
rag,  rags 
mat,  mats 
rat,  rats 


Sing,  d:  Plural. 

Bar,  bars 
car,  cars 
jar,.jars 
ball,  balls 


bank,  banks  fail,  falls 


Sing.  &  Phiral. 

Bog,  bogs 
dog,  dogs 
hog,  hogs 
boy,  boys 
toy,  toys 


Sing,  d;  Plural. 

Bow,  bows 

COW,  COWS, 

bug,  bugs 
jug,  jugs 
mug,  mugs 


Sing,  <k  Plural. 

Fear,  fears 
year,  years 
bell,  bells 
cell,  cells 
kick,  kicks 
wick,  wicks 
bite,  bites 
kite,  kites 


Sing,  .d)   Plural. 

Crop,  crops 

Slinp,  shops 

form,  forms 
storm,  storms 
plume,  plumes 
flum*^,  Humes 
drum,  drums, 
plum,  plums 


Sing.   &  Pluaal, 

Place,  pla  ces 
trace,  tra  ces 
cage,  ca  ges 
pagt',  pa  ges 
breeze,  bree  zes 
fleece,  flee  ces 
horse,  hor  ses 
house,  hou  se3 


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PART 

III. 

CONTAINING 

WORDS   OF   iMORE 

DIFFICULT   AND  ] 

[RREGULA] 

ORTHOGRAPHY. 

Accent  on  the  first  syllable. 

A  ere 

Dan  ger 

Brave 

Aid 

break  er 

man  ger 

crave 

braid 

an  gel 

ran  ger 

grave 

laid 

la  bel 

stran  ger 

knave 

maid 

bane  ful 

day  break 

shave 

paid 

blame  less 

fl^ay  light 

slave 

staid 

name  less 

dra  ma 

stave 

ail 

brave  ly  • 

dra  per 

blaze 

flail  • 

grave  ly 

scra^-  per 

craze 

frail 

ca  dence 

dray  man 

gaze 

jail^ 

cam  brie 

lay  man 

graze 

quail 

care  ful 

faint  ly 

haze 

snail 

care  less 

fair  ly 

maze     . 

trail 

cham  ber 

faith' ful 

raze 

claim 

clias  ten 

faith  less 

crate 

maim 

has  ten 

frail  ty 

grate 

faint 

dai  ly 

fra  grant 

plate 

paint 

dai  ry 

vagrant 

prate 

quaint 

dai  sy 

gain  ful 

slate 

saint 

dain  ty 

pain  ful 

state 

.  taint 

ON  STEALING. 

One  of  the  Ten  Commandments  of  God  says, 
"  Thou  shalt  njot  steal.'' 

It/  is  very  wicked  and  very  base  to  take 
anything  that  belongs  to  another  person. 

A  person  who  steals  is  called  a  rogue.  A 
rogue  is  greatly  despised  by  all  good  people. 


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67 


We  must  be  very  careful  not  to  take  even  the  small- 
est thing,  without  permission  of  the  owner. 

It  is  wrong  to  take  fruit  from  trees  without  leave  of 
the  owner,  or  unless  v/e  know  that  he  has  no  objection. 

Children  must  not  take  each  other's  books,  or  pens, 
or.  pencils,  or  toys,  or  use  them  without  permission. 

When  you  buy  or  sell  anything,  J^e  careful  to  -ask  or 
give  the  proper  money.     To  cheat  is  as  bad  as  to  steal. 

It  is  better  to  take  a  red-hot  poker  in  the  hand,  than 
to  take  a  cent  dishonestly. 

If  you  find  anything  that  does  not  belong  to  you, 
you  must  look  for  the  owner,  and  give  it  to  him. 


Game  ster 
grace  ful 
grate  ful 
hate  ful 
grave  stone 
great  coat 
great  ness 
hail  stone 
ha  lo 
ha  zel 
heir  ess 
kna  vish 
la  bor 
major 
neigh  bor 
lame  ness 
late  ly 
la  tent 
na  kcd 


Ache 

brake 

drake 

flake 

quake 

shjike 

slake 

snake 

spake 

stake 

blade 

glade 

grade • 

shade 

spade 

trade 

phme 

rage 

stacfc 


Ma  iron 
pa  tron 
name  ly 
na  tive 
na  ture 
pa  gan 
pa  pist 
pa  rent 
pas  try 
pave  ment 
play  time 
rail  road 
ra  zor 
rain  bow 
rein  deer 
sa  cred 
safe  ly 
stair  ease 
va  caut 


Blame 

flame 

frame 

shame 

brace 

face 

grace 

lace 

mace 

pace 

}>lace 

space 

trnce 

baste 

chaste 

haste 

paste 

taste 

waste 


6S 


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THE  YOUNQ  EOBBER. 

A  farmer  found  a  bad  boy  up  one  of  the  trees 
of  his  orchard,  stealing  apples.  He  told  him  to 
come  down,  but  the  young  robber  refused. 

If  you  will  not  come  down  yourself,  I  will 
bring  you  down,  said  the  farmer;  so  he  pulled 
up  some  grass  apd  threw  it  at' him  to  frighten 
him.    But  this  only  made  the  youngster  laugh. 

Well,  said  the  farmer,  if  neither  w^ords  nor 
grass  will  answer,  I  will  try  what  virtue  there  is 
in  stones.  He  now  pelted  the  boy  with  stones 
so  heartily,  that  the  young  chap  was  glad  to 
hasten  down  the  tree,. and  beg  his  pardon. 

Rough  measures  are  needed,  if  gentle  means 
fail. 


Sai  lor 

Bay 

Trey 

Air 

tai  lor 

clay 

sley 

chair 

say  ing 

flay 

they 

fair 

shame  ful 

gay 

whey    • 

hair 

stra  turn 

jay 

neigh 

lair 

states  man 

play 

sleigh 

pair 

tra  der 

pray 

weigh 

stair 

there  fore 

slay 

deign 

bear 

where  fore 

spray 

feign 

pear 

va  grant 

stay 

reign 

swear 

va  por 

stray 

gauge 

tear 

wa  fer 

sway 

praise 

wear 

wa  ges  . 

tray 

raise 

heir 

wain  scot 

way 

pains 

their 

•waist  band 

bathe 

slain 

scare 

waist  coat 

.  lathe 

sta'n 

share 

wake  ful 

hames 

swain 

snare 

waste  ful 

range 

twain 

spare 

way  ward 

strange 

waist 

scarce 

CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 


G9 


SPEAK  THE  TRUTH. 

TVe  sliould  bo  careful .  always  to  speak  the 
truth,  and  to  relate  things  exactly  as  they  happen. 

If  we  have  done  anything  wrong,  we  must 
never  attempt  to  conceal  it  by  an  untruth  ;  but 
we  must  confess  our  fault,  and  resolve  to  do 
better  for  the  future. 

If  a  boy  sometimes  tells  lies,  persons  will  not 
know  when  to  believe  him  ;  and  frequently  they 
will  not  believe  him  even  when  he  speaks  the 
truth. 

The  Bible  tells  us  that  liars  can  not  enter  the 
kingdom  of  Heaven. 


Baize 

Beast  ly 

Beach 

Crea  turc 

maize 

brief  ly 

bleach 

fea  turc 

bait 

bea  gle 

each 

creep  ing 

gait 

ea  gle 

peach 

weep  ing. 

plait 

bea  ver 

preach 

deaf  ly 

trait 

clea  ver 

reoch 

ea  ger 

wait 

wea  ver 

teach 

mea  gre 

break 

cc  dar 

bean 

easy 

•steak 

cheap  en 

clean 

grca  sy 

great 

cheap  ness 

dean 

fear  less 

eight 

clear  ly 

glean 

field  piece 

freight 

dear  I7 

lean 

fierce  ly 

weight 

near  ly 

mean 

griev  ous 

feint 

year  ly 

wean 

free  dom 

rein 

drea  ry 

beam 

free  ly 

skein 

wea  ry 

cream 

gree  dy 

vein 

ci  ther 

gleam 

nee  dy 

prayer 

nei  ther 

ream 

hea  then 

there 

e  qual 

scream 

heed  less 

where 

0  ven 

steam 

need  less 

scales 

cast  crn 

stream 

keep  er 

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THE  UNTRUTHFUL  BOY  AND  THE  WOLF. 

A  boy  was  once  set  to  watch  over  a  flock  of 
sheep.  He  was  told  if  a  wolf  should  come  to 
kill  the  sheep,  that  he  must  cry  out,  so  that  the 
persons  near  by  might  hear  him,  and  come  and 
drive  the  wolf  away. 

He  was  not  a  truthful  boy  ;  so  he  would  cry 
out,  Here  comes  the  wolf !  Here  comes  the  wolf  I 
.just  that  he  might  see  the  men  run  to  save  the 
flock ;  and  when  they  came  where  he  was,  he 
would  laugh  at  them,  and  tell  them  that  he  had 
not  seen  the  wolf  at  all. 

He  did  this  so  often  that  the  men  did  not  know 
when  to  believe  him.  So  they  said  they  would 
not  run  when  he  called  any  more. 


Lead  er 
read  er 
lei  sure 
meek  ly 
week  ly 
me  tre 
mea  slcs 
meat  house 
neat  ly 
need  t'ul 
nee  die 
•\vliee  die 
peace  I'ul 
peel  ing 
])cev  ish 
peo  pie 
])  reach  er  . 
teach  er 
prictit  hood 


Deal 

heal 

meal 

peal 

seal 

squeal 

steal 

cheap 

cleave 

heave 

leave 

dream 

fleam 

ease 

grease 

please 

tease 

leaf 

sheaf 


Eeap  er 
rea  son 
sea  son 
trea  son 
sea  man 
se  cret 
se  nior 
speak  er 
steam  er 
stream  er 
steam  boat 
stee  pie 
sweep  er 
sweet  en 
sweet  ness 
'thiev  ish 
trea  ty 
wea  sel 
wee  vil 


Beak 

bleak 

^creak 

freak 

leak 

peak 

sneak 

speak 

squeak 

streak 

twcdk 

wreak 

beast 

east 

least 

yeast 

knead 

plead 

snead 


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71 


One  day,  not  long  after,  the  wolf  came  truly,  and 
fell  upon  the  sheep,  and  commenced  to  kill  and  devour 
them. 

The  boy  was  now  very  much  frightened,  and  cried 
out  as  loudly  as  he  could,  that  the  wolf  had  come. 

The  men  heard  his  crv,  but  they  said  he  had  told 
them  lies  so  often  they  did  not  believe  him. 

So  the  wolf  killed  as  many  of  the  sheep  as  he  chose, 
and  no  one  came  to  drive  him  away;  because  the  boy 
had  so  often  cried  out  falsely,  that  no  one  could  believe 
him  even  when  he  told  the  truth. 

We  must  learn  from  this,  that  we  must  never  de- 
ceive persons,  if  we  wish  them  to  help  us,  but  must 
always  tell  them  the  truth. 


Blear 

Beard 

Bier 

Bi  ble 

clear 

cheat 

pier 

blind  ness 

drear 

treat 

tier 

kind  ness 

ear 

wheat 

brief    . 

bride  groom 

gear 

heath 

chief 

bride  maid 

smear 

sheath 

grief 

bright  en 

spear 

wreath 

lief 

fright  en 

breathe 

peace 

thief 

light  en 

ehcathe 

here 

fierce 

tight  en 

v/rcathe 

sphere 

pierce 

height  en 

cease 

theme 

tierce 

buy  er 

crcaj^e 

these 

grieve 

by  law 

grease 

beef 

thieve 

ci  pher 

lease 

reef 

field 

cri  sis 

eaves 

breeze 

shield 

dri  ver 

leaves 

freeze 

wield 

sti  ver 

flea 

sneeze 

yield 

child  hood 

plea 

wheeze 

niece 

cy  press 

pea 

reeve 

Diece 

eye  brow 

sea 

sleeve 

liege 

eye  sight 

tea 

teeth 

siege 

fri  day 

72 


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GEORGE  WASHINGTON  AND  HIS  HATCHET. 

"When  General -Greorge  Washington  was  even 
a  very  little  boy/  be  was  noted  for  always 
speaking  the  truth. 

His  father  gave  him  a  hatchet  to  amuse  him- 
self with,  and  it  pleased  little  George  very  much. 

One  day  little  George  came  across  a  young 
cherry-tree,  and  chopped  it  with  his  hatchet  so 
badly  that  it  did  not  seem  as  if  it  would  ever 
bear  fruit  again. 

When  George's  father  saw  how  his  tree  had 
been  served  he  was  very  m.uch  displeased  ;  for 
the  tree  bore  very  large  and  delicious  cherries. 
So  he  called  out  to  know  who  had  chopped  his 
tree  in  such  a  manner.         • 


By  way 

Aisle 

Mi  nor 

Bribe 

high  way 

guile 

pri  or 

scribe 

fire  arms 

isle 

pi  oils 

tribe 

lire  bell 

smile 

pi  rate 

blithe 

hire  Ymg 

spile 

pri  vate 

tithe 

high  er 

stile 

rhyme  ster 

writhe 

nigh  er 

while 

sci  ence 

high 

hind  most 

blight 

si  lent 

nigh 

i  ron 

bright 

spi  cy 

sigh 

is  land 

figiit 

spi  nous 

thigh 

knight  hood 

flight 

vi  nous 

knife 

li  cense 

fright 

sign  post 

strife 

light  ning 

light 

sky  light 

wife 

like  wise 

might 

twi  light 

price 

migh  ty 

night 

time  piece 

slice 

m\  tre 

plight 

tri  dent 

spice 

ni  tre 

right 

tri  umpli 

thrice 

night  ly 

sight 

ty  rant 

twice 

right  ly 

slight 

whi  ten 

spike 

spright  ly 

tigh^i 

wri  ting 

strike 

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73 


Little  George  now  saw  that  he  Iiad  done 
very  wrong;  and  expected  that  his  father 
would  punish  him.  But  being  a  brave  and 
truthful  boy,  he  would  not  attempt  to  conceal 
his  i\iult. 

So  he  went  to  his  father  and  said,  Father,  / 
-chopped  your  cherry-tree.  I  chopped  it  with 
my  hatchet.     1  am  very  sorry. 

^  His  father  did  not  punish  liim,  but  caught 
him  in  his  arms  and  hugged  'him,  and  told  him 
lie  forgave  him  because  he  had  spoken  the 
truth;  and  said  ho  would  sooner  have  every 
tree  in  his  orchard  destroyed,  than  that  Jiis  sou 
should  tell  a  lie. 


.Chime 

clime 

crime 

prime 

slime 

brine 

chine 

shine 

shrine 

spine 

swine 

thine 

twine 

whine 

quite 

smite 

spite 

trite 

white 

write 


Boast  er 
boat  swain 
bol  ster 
liol  ster 
cho  rus 
CO  gent  • 
coul  ter 
dole  ful 
flo  ral 
ho  ral 
o  ral 
fore  man 
fore  thought 
fore  top 
four  score 
fourth  ]y 
fro  ward 
glow  worm 
gold  en 
cro  cer 


Drive 

strive 

thrive 

gripe 

snipe 

stripe 

tripe 

guide 

guise 

prize 

size. 

bje 

eye 

]JQ 

ryo 

die 

hie 

lie 

])ic 

tie 


Fro  zen 

^host  \y 
hoa  ry 
home  spun 
home  ward 
know  in^r 
loath  some 
lo  cust 
lone  some* 
moul  der 
shoul  der 
poul  try 
mourn  ful 
no  ticc 
po  cm 
post  age 
so  cial 
sol  dier 
to  ward 
whole  some 


74 


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THE  FROGS  AKD  THE  BOYS-A  FABLE. 

Some  boys  once  found  a  pond  of  water,  in 
wliich  there  were  a  great  many  frogs. 

Tliey  stood  upon  the  bank  and  watched  for 
the  frogs  ;  and  when  they  saw  one  put  his  head 
above   the   water,  they  would   pelt  him  with 

stones. 

In  this  manner  they  killed  and  crippled  quite 
a  number  of  the  poor  frogs,  and  thought  it  very 
fine  sport. 

At  last  an  old  frog  raised  his  head  above  the 
water  and  said.  Boys,  you  do  not  consider  that 
while  this  may  be  fun  for  you,  it  is  death  to  us. 

We  must  never  seek  pleasure  in  what  gives 
pain  to  others. 


Board 

hoard 

boast 

coast 

roast 

toast 

bloat 

float 

throat 

broach 

coach 

poach 

roach 

cloak 

croak 

soak 

coarse 

hoarse 

coax 

hoax 


Bowl 

Coal 

jowl 

foal 

blown 

goal 

flown 

shoal 

grown 

boat 

known 

coat 

mown 

goat 

shown 

moat 

brogue 

goad 

rogue 

load 

vogue • 

road 

chose 

toad 

close 

groan 

beaux 

loan 

nose 

moan 

prose 

roan 

-those 

hoar 

clothes 

oar 

dough 

roar 

tiiough 

soar 

Blow 

beau 

crow 

flow 

glow 

grow 

know 

show 

slow 

snow 

throw 

broke 

choke 

smoke 

spoke 

stroke 

ghost 

host 

most 

post 


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75 


THE  TWO  DO&S— A   FABLE. 

A  good-natured  dog,  named  Tray,  overtook 
a"*  spiteful  dog,  named  Tiger,  while  they  were* 
travelling  the  same  road. 

Tray  spoke  very  politely  to  Tiger,  and  pro- 
jDOsed  that  they  should  be  companions ;  and  to 
this  Tiger  consented. 

They  soon  came  to  a  village,  where  Tiger  at 
once  began  to  show  his  bad  temper,  by  fighting 
all  the  dogs  he  met.  This  made  the  villagers 
■  so  angry,  that  they  rushed  out  with  sticks,  and 
fell  upon  both  of  the  strange  dogs  ;  so  that  poor 
Tray  got  a  teri*ible  beating  for  being  m  bad 
company. 


Bore 

Both 

Court 

Beau  ty 

corps 

sloth 

course 

blue  bird 

gore 

clove 

source 

blu  ish 

more 

drove 

four 

brew  er 

score 

grove 

pour 

ew  er 

shore 

stove 

your 

bu  gle 

snore 

•strove 

fourth 

.bu  reaa 

store 

wove 

gourd 

cu  bit 

borne 

comb 

mourn 

cru  et 

shorn 

drone 

mould 

du  ring 

sworn 

prone 

soul 

fruit  ful 

torn 

shone 

door 

fu  tile 

worn 

stone 

floor 

fu  ture 

force 

throne 

folks 

hu  man 

ford 

globe 

gross 

jevy  el 

sword 

probe 

growth 

jews  harp 

forge 

grope 

loath 

juicy 

fort 

scope 

oath 

nui  sance 

sport 

slo|-)C 

loaf 

neu  ter 

porch 

whole 

soap 

pew  ter 

76 


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The  productioiL^s  ui  the  Ccirth  are  very  differ- 
ent in  different  countries  and  climates. 

The  people  of  every  country  send  a  portion  of 
the  articles  which  they  protiuce  to  other  coun- 
tries, and  exchange  them  for  things  that  are 
produced  there. 

This  is  called  Commerce,  and  is  carried  on  by 
means  of  great  ships  which  sail  across  the  ocean. 


Boll 

Blew 

Lu  ere 

Blue 

droll 

brew 

lu  cid 

flue 

knoll 

chew 

luke  warm 

glue 

poll 

clew 

mAi  sic 

true 

roll 

crew 

plu  mage 

brute 

scroll 

dew 

pru  dent 

flute 

stroll 

drew 

stu  dent 

bruise 

toll 

few 

rliu  barb 

cruise 

troll 

flew 

stew,  ard 

cube 

clothe 

grew 

stu  pid 

tube 

loathe 

hew 

stu  por 

feud 

mote 

knew 

su  et 

lewd 

note 

new 

truth  ful 

shrewd 

quote 

pew 

tu  lip 

lieu 

shote 

screw 

tu  mult 

view 

smote 

shrew 

u  nit 

news 

wrote 

slew ' 

u  sage 

muse 

owe 

SJDCW 

use  ful 

use 

own 

stew 

use  less 

plume 

yours 

Strew 

youth  ful 

you 

CONFEDEHATE    SPELLING    COOK. 


77 


DOGS. 

,  A  dog  is  very  faithful  to  his  master,  and  be- 
comes very  much  attached  to  those  who  treat 
him  kindly. 

lie  soon  learns  to  tell  the  sound  of  his  mas- 
ter's voice,  and  even  his  foot-fall ;  and  knows 
him  in  the  darkest  night. 

Dogs  are  very  useful  to  guard  our  houses,  and 
keep  away  thieves. 

Some  dogs  are  very  sagacious,  and  can  be 
taught  a  great  many  wonderful  things. 

Sometimes,  when  children  have  wandered  in 
the  woods  and  got  lost,  they  have  been  discov- 
ered by  dogs,  which  were  able  to  follow  their 
track  by  means  of  their  keen  scent. 


A  pri  cot 
a  que  ous 
a  the  ist 
change  a  ble 
dan  ger  ens 
dain  ti  ly 
faith  ful  ly 
fa  vor  ite 
main  te  nance 
neigli  bor  hood 
pa  per  mill 
ra  di  ant 
sa  la  ble 
tale  bear  er 
va  gran  cy 
va  ri  ous 
way  far  er 
weigh  ti  ly 
waste  ful  ly 


Cheer  ful  ly 
fear  ful  ly 
tear  ful  ly 
de  i  ty 
ea  ger  ly 
e  go  tism 
e  qual  ize 
e  qui  nox 
fre  quen  cy 
griev  ous  ly 
le  ni  ent 
pie  na  ry 
read  a  ble 
re  gen  cy.- 
se  ere  cy 
the  a  tre 
ve  he  me  nee 
wca  ri  some 
wheel  bar  row 


Di  a  dem 

di  a  lect  * 
di  a logue 
di  o  cese 
fright  ful  ly 
high  way  man 
by  a  cinth 
i  ci  cle 
i  sin  glass 
mi  cro  scope 
might  i  ly 
night  in  gale 
pi  ra  cy 
pri  va  cy 
qui  et  ness 
right  ecus  ness 
si  ne  cure 
sp  right  li  ness 
vi  o  Icnce 


78 


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Some  dogs  will  plunge  into  the  water  to  assist 
persons,  and  save  them  from  drowning. 

A  large   dog  was  once  playing  near  a  river, 
with  a  little  boy  six  years  old,  when  the  boy-, 
stumbled  and  fell  into  the  water. 

The  dog  jumped  in  after  him,  and  caught  him 
by  his  clothes,  and  swam  with  him  to.  the  water's 
edge,  where  there  was  a  platform. 

The  child  seized  hold  of  the  platform,  but 
could  not  pull  himself  out.  The  dog  went  off 
for  help,  and  caught  a  girl  by  her  dress  and 
pulled  her  to  the  spot ;  and  the  girl  drew  the 
child  out  of  the  water. 

The  dog  then  jumped  in  the  river  again,  and 
brought  the  little  boy's  hat  to  him. 


Co  gen  cy 
drol  le  ry 
fo  li  age 
fo  li  o 
o  li  o 
for  ci  ble 
for  ge  ry 
fro  ward.ly 
hope  ful  ly 
o  do  rous 
o  ri  ent 
o  ri  ole 
o  ver  board 
o  ver  plus 
o  ver  sight 
o  ver  ture 
so  ber  ly 
to  tal  ly 
wo  ful  ly 
yoke  fel  low 


Beau  te  ous 
beau  ti  ful 
beau  ti  ij 
cru  ci  fy 
cru  ci  ble 
cru  el  ty 
cu  cum  ber 
du  pli  cate 
dew  ber  ry 
eu  lo  gy 
flu  en  cy 
fu  gi  tive 
hu  mor  ous 
ju  bi  lee 
ju  ni  per 
ju  ry  man 
ju  ve  riile 
jew  el  ler 
lu  era  tive 
lu  na  cy 


Lu  di  crous 
lu  mi  nous 
nu  tri  tive 
pu  ber  ty 
pu  ri  tan 
pu  tre  fy 
stu  pe  fy 
pleu  ri  sy 
rheu  ma  tism 
ru  di  ment 
ru  in  ous 
scru  pu  lous 
stu  di  ous 
su  i  cide 
suit  a  ble 
tu  te  lar 
u  ni  corn  • 
u  ni  form 
use  ful  ly 
u  su  ry 


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THE  FEENOH  MERCHANT  AND  HIS  DOG. 

A  French  merchant,  on  a  warm  day,  made  a 
journey,  on  horseback,  to  collect  a  large  sum  of 
money  that  was  due  to  him.  His  faithful  dog 
went  with  him. 

When  he  received  his  money,  he  tied  it  up  in 
a  bag,  and  started  home  again. 

On  his  way  home,  he  stopped  under  a  shady 
tree,  to  rest  himself ;  but  when  he  mounted  his 
horse  again,  he  forgot  his  bag  of  money,  and 
left  it  lying  on  the  ground. 

The  poor  dog  was  very  much  distressed-  be- 
cause -his  mastef  had  forgot  his  money.  He 
seized  the  bag,  and  tried  to  drag  it  along  him- 
self, but  it  was  too  heavy  /or  him. 


Ad  verb 

Act 

Ash  es 

Add 

al  utn 

fact 

as  pen 

adze 

am  ber 

tact 

as  pect 

apt 

an  ger 

tract 

asth  ma 

axe 

an  gle 

ash 

ar  row- 

badge 

dan  gle 

cash 

bar  row 

blanch 

man  gle 

clash 

har  row 

branch 

tan  gle 

crash 

mar  row 

champ 

wrau  gle 

dash 

nar  row 

clamp 

an  chor 

flask 

spar  row 

cramp 

•ran  cor 

gash 

am  ble 

stamp 

an  guish 

gnash 

bram  ble 

tramp 

Ian  gaish 

hash 

gam  ble 

clang 

van  quish 

lash 

ram  ble 

gang 

an  kle 

mash 

scram  ble 

sprang 

ran  kle 

rash 

an  them 

twang 

an  swer 

slash 

an  vil 

lapse 

ap  pie 

smasli 

ant  ler 

plaid 

grap  pie 

trash 

at  las 

scalp 

so 


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The  faithful  do 2;  then  ran  after  liis  mrrster, 
and  when  he  overtook  him,  he  barked,  and 
whined,  and  howled,  and  did  everything  he  could 
to  m aire  him  remember  his. money.  But  the 
merchant  did  not  understand  him,  and  became 
alarmed  ;  for  he  thought  his  dog  was  going  mad. 

The  dog  then  began  to  catch  at  the  bridle, 
and  to  bite  the  horse's  heels,  in  order  to  stop 
him.  The  merchant  then  felt  sure  that  the  dog 
was  mad  ;  and  so  he  sliot  him  with  his  pistol,  to 
keep  him  from  doing  mischief.  The  poor  dog 
fell,  badly  wounded. 

The  merchant  then  pursued  his  journey  ;  but 
he  was  greatly  distressed,  because  he.  had  had 
to  kill  a  dog  that  had  always  been  so  faithfnl  to 
him,  .and  that  he  vakied  so  highly. 


Ab  sent 

Can  die 

Ant 

.  Alms 

ad  vent 

han  die 

chant 

balm 

an  nals 

can  ton 

grant' 

calm 

ax  is 

can  non 

plant 

psalm 

bank  er 

can  vass 

scant  ■ 

qualm 

cank  er 

cap  tain 

slant 

craft 

hank  er 

chat  ter 

brat 

draft 

bank  rupt 

flat  ter 

flat 

gralt 

bal  ance 

shat  ter 

plat 

haft 

bar  ren 

sroat  ter 

^lat 

raft 

bash  ful 

vspat  ter 

that 

shaft 

black  bird 

chal  ice 

"   chasm 

waft 

bad  ger 

mal  ice 

spasm 

clasp 

blad  der 

chap  el 

flange 

gasp 

cab  bage 

chap  ter 

jamb 

grasp 

cam  el 

clab  ber 

lamb 

hasp 

can  eel 

jab  ber 

shall 

rasp 

can  cer 

car  riage 

snath 

staff 

Ian  cer 

mar  riage 

wrath 

quaff 

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As  the  merchant  rode  along  he  said  to  himself 
that  he  would  rather  have  lost  his  money  than 
his  dog,  This  made  him  think  of  his  money, 
and  he  reached  out  his  hand  to  take  hold  of  the 
bag  ;  but  he  found  it  was  gone  1 

He  then  remembered  that  he  had  left  it  under 
the  tree  where  he  had  stopped  to  rest;  and  he 
now  saw  that  his  faithful  dog  had  been  trying 
to  remind  him  of  it. 

The  merchant  rode  back  again  as  fast  as  his 
horse  could  gallop  ;  and  when  he  got  to  the  tree 
he  found  that  his  wounded  dog  had  dragged 
himself  back  to  the  bag  of  money,  and  was 
guarding  it  for  him.  But  the  poor  animal  was 
barely  ahve,  and  died  while  licking  the  hand  of 
his  deeply  ^distressed  master. 


Can  dor 
clam  or 
cab  ba2;o 
dam  ago 
dam  ask 
dam  sel 
dam  son 
drag  glc 
strag  gle 
fam  ine 
fam  ish 
fan  cy 
fath  om 
fat  ten 
flat  ten 
flax  en 
frac  ture 
gath  er 
rath  cr 
gal  Ion 


Gam  mon 
mam  mon 
hatch  et 
latch  et 
ratch  et 
hand  some 
liar  ass 
liav  GC 
knap  sack 
Ian  cet 
Ian  guage 
Ian  guid 
Ian  gaor 
ma  gic 
tra  gic 
man  or 
val  or 
tal  on 
man  ful 
man  ly 


Bat  tie 
cat  tie 
rat  tie 
prattle 
blan  ket 
car  rot 
par  rot 
man  hood 
mas  tiff 
match  less' 
mat  tress 
nap  kin 
pam  phlet 
pas  ture 
pas  time 
pas  sage 
pas  sivo 
mas  sive 
plan  et 
plan  tain 


Psalm  ist 
salm  on 
satch  el 
san  guine 
sad  dler 
scaf  fold 
shad  ow 
shal  low- 
span  gle 
stran  gle 
Stat  ne 
stat  utc 
tan  sy 
tav  ei"n 
trap  per 
wrap  per 
trav  ail 
tran  quil 
tran  sient 
val  Lie 


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82  CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 

THE  WOLF. 

The  wolf  is  an  animal  of  the  dog  kind,  and 
very  much  resembles  the  dog.  He  is  not  quite 
as  large  as  some  dogs,  but  is  very  strong  and* 
ferocious. 

His  color  is  generally  gray  ;  but  in  some 
countries  wolves  are  black,  and  sometimes  they 
are  white. 

Wolves  generally  hunt  in  troops  or  packs. 
Sometimes  there  are  hundreds  of  w^olves  in  a 
pack.  In  the  winter  they  suffer  very  much 
from  hunger,  and  will  attack  men,  and  will  pull 
down  and  devour  the  largest  animals. 

The  wolf  can  not  bark  like  a  dog,  but  only 
howls. 


Ad  jec  tive  Cat  a  logae  A  ny 

al  ge  bra  .cat  a  ract  ma  ny 

al  pha  bet  cav  al  ry  pen  ny 

al  CO  hoi  chan  ce  ry  bev  y 

al  ka  li  cliar  ac  ter  lev  y 

and  i  ron  fas  ci  nate  bed  stead 

ap  er  ture  gal  ax  y  blem  ish 

ap  pe  tite  hand  ker  chief  bi'cath  less 

av  e  nue    •  haz  ard  ous  death  less 

bacVi  e  lor  made  er  el  break  fast 

bal  U8  ter  ma  gis  trate  bu  ry 

bal  us  trade  mag  net  ism  cher  ry 

black  ber  ry  -     mag  ni  tude  cher  ish 

bias  phe  my  man  a  cle  cen  sure 

cab  i  net  man  u  script  cen  sus 

cal  o  mel  mas  sa  crc  cen  tie 

cal  uni  ny  par  a  disc  cen  tral 

can  o  py  par  a  sol  chest  nut 

car  ry  all  ])ar  a  graph  clean  ly 

cat  e  chism  pas  sen  ger  cred  it 


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83 


Live  while  you  live,  the  epicure  would  say, 
And  catch  the  pleasures  of  the  passing  day. 
Live  while  you  live,  the  holy  preacher  cries, 
And  give  to  God  each  moment  as  it  flies. 
Lord,  in  my  view,  let  boJi  united  be ; 
I  live  in  pleasure  when  I  live  to  thee. 


Clev  er 
crev  ice 
dead  ly 
dread  ful 
debt  or 
ech  o 
el  how 
en  sign 
en  trance 
feath  er 
leath  er 
weath  er 
free  kle 
spec  kle 
friend  ly 
ges  ture 
health  ful 
health  y 
wealth  y 
head  ache 
head  strong 
heav  en 
leav  en 
heif  er 
joal  ons 
zeal  ous 


Leop  ard 
lep  er 
length  en 
strenojth  en 
meas  are 
pleas  uro 
med  ley 
rnetli  od 
mer  it 
nee  tar 
neph  e\v 
peas  ant 
pheas  ant 
pleas  ant 
pen  anee 
plen  ty 
read  y 
stead  y 
rep  tile 
shep  herd 
skep  tic 
splen  dor 
ven  dor 
ten  (Iril 
threat  en 
wel  come 


Bench 

clench 

drench 

quench 

stench 

trench 

wrench 

blent 

scent 

spent 

bread 

dread 

spread 

thread 

tread 

breast 

breadth 

breath 

death 

cleanse 

crept 

slept 

swept 

chest 

guest 

quest 


Cleft 

thefc 

debt 

dense 

sense 

tense 

depth 

delve 

helve 

twelve 

edge 

fledge 

hedge 

ledge 

pledge 

sledge 

wedu:o 

fetch 

sketch 

stretch 

wretch 

health 

stealth 

wealth 

meant 


84 


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CLOCK. 


WATCH. 


Clocks  and  watclies  \yere  invented  for  the 
measurement  of  time. 

A  day  is  considered  as  beginning  at  midnight, 
and  lasting  till  the  next  midnight.  A  day  is 
twenty-four  hours  long.  But  the  face  of  a  clock 
or  watch  is  divided  into  only  twelve  parts  ;  so 
that  the  hands  count  from  one  up  to  twelve, 
twice  during  the  twenty-four  hours.     . 


Bev  er  age 
bu  ri  al 
cen  tu  ry 
pen  u  ry 
clean  h  ness 
def  i  nite 
ex  qui  site 
des  pot  ism 
em  bas  sy 
en  ter  prise 
ep  i  cure 
ep  i  taph 
ex  ca  vate 
tem  per  ate 
fel  low  ship 
flex  i  ble 
gen  er  ous 
gen  tie  man 
heav  en  ly 


Heav  i  ness 
read  i  ness 
stead  i  ness 
jeal  ous  y 
leg  a  cy 
leth  ar  gy 
pen  al  ty 
pcd  ant  ry 
peel  a  gcgue 
dem  a  gogue 
ped  es  tal 
ped  i  gree 
pel  i  can 
pen  ni  less 
per  il  ous 
res  er  voir 
res  i  due 
ret  i  nue 
rev  e  nue 


Rec  cm  pense 
rhet  o  ric 
sec  ond  ly 
skel  e  ton 
skep  ti  cal 
stren  ii  ous 
trem  u  lous 
tech  ni  cal 
tel  e  graph 
tel  e  scope 
ten  den  cy 
treacli  er  ous 
treas  ii  rer 
twen  ti  eth 
ven  i  son 
ven  ture  some 
ver  i  ly 
wretch  ed  ly 
yes  ter  day 


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85 


THE  NEGRO  FIDDLER  AND  THE  WOLVES. 

Once,  in  Kentucky,  on  a  winter  nigHt,  a  negro 
man  named  Dick  was  going  through  a  dark 
forest,  on  a  visit  to  a  plantation  six  miles  from 
his  master's  house.  He  carried  his  fiddle  with 
him. 

The  snow  was  on  the  ground,  and  the  moon 
and  stars  were  shining  ;  and  Dick  walked  swiftly 
along  the  narrow  path,  with  his  fiddle  in  his  hand. 

When  Dick  was  in  the  middle  of  the  thick 
woods  he  heard  the  distant  howl  of  a  wolf,  and 
soon  he  heard  another  wolf  answer  it. 


Bis  cuit 

Bil  low 

Lim  it 

Bridge 

bisli  op 

pil  low 

lim  pid 

ridge 

brick  kiln 

wil  low 

lin  guist 

build 

bris  tie 

dis  trict 

lin  net 

gild 

gris  tie 

ditch  er 

li  quid 

built 

this  tie 

pitch  er 

li  quor 

guilt 

brit  tie 

fig  ure . 

mid  day 

cringe 

spit  tie 

fil  bert 

mid  way 

fringe 

whit  tic 

fix  ture 

mill  stone 

hinge 

build  er 

rnix  ture 

mir  ror 

singe 

bu  sy 

frit  ter 

mis  chief 

twinge 

^  chim  ney 

guil  ty 

mis  tress 

cliff 

chris  tian 

guin  ea 

mis  ty 

skiff 

chris  tea 

im  age 

pic  ture 

stiff 

glis  ten 

in  dex 

stric  ture 

fifth 

cis  tern 

in  fant 

scrip  ture 

filth 

city 

in  stant 

pil  lar 

tilth 

pity 

in  most 

pin  cers 

glimpse 

crick  et 

in  step 

sick  ness 

p^ive 

thick  et 

kitch  en 

vie  tim 

live 

dis  tance 

kid  ney 

vis  it 

this 

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Soon  tlie  wolves  came  nearer,  and  their 
howling  became  so  loud  that  Dick  thought  the 
woods  must  be  full  of  themi 

Dick  hurried  on  as  fast  as  he  could,  but  soon 
the  wolves  came  so  close  that  they  were  about 
to  seize  him.  He  turned  round  and  sounded 
his  fiddle  at  them,  by  drawing  his  fingers  swiftly 
over  the  strings. 

This  frightened  the  wolves  so,  that  they 
jumped  back  as  if  Dick  had  shot  at  them. 
Dick  then  ran  with  all  his  might,  and  got  safely 
in  an  old  cabin  that  was  near  by,  and  climbed 
up  into  the  loft.  - 


Quib  ble 
scrib  ble 

Bring 
cling 

Blotch 
botch 

Brick  lay  er 
briMi  ant 

quick  ly 

fling 

notch 

.  brit  tie  ness 

rich  es 

sling 

watch 

bus  i  ly " 

sin  ew 
scis  sors 

spring 
sting 

copse 
chops 

bus  i  ness 
chris  ten  dom 

sprin  kle 

string 

cost 

cin  na  mon 

twin  kle 

swing 

frost 

cit  i  zen 

wrin  kle 

thing 

lost  . 

crim  i  nal 

strip  ling 
thiin  ble 

wring 
wing 

•  dodge 
lodge 

dis  ci  pline 
friv  0  lous 

tincture 

which 

knob 

grid  i  ron 

vil  lain 

rich 

throb 

gin  ger  bread 

vine  yard 

schism 

prompt 

•hick  0  ry 

whis  kers 

prism 

prong 

hid  e  ous 

win  dow 

smith 

strong 

hith  er  to 

wid  ow 

withe 

thong 

im  age  ry 

wo  men 

thin 

throng 

im  mi  nent 

wrist  band 

been 

wrong 

im  mo  late 

zig  zag 

wrist 

tongs 

in  fan  try 

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87 


The  wolves  soon  crowded  into  the  cabin,  and 
began  to  leap  and  howl  after  Dick,  and  he  could 
hardly  "keep  them  from  catching  his  feet. 

At  last  Dick  took  his  fiddle  and  began  to 
play.  The  wolves  immediately  stopped  ^jump- 
ing at  him,  and  stood  perfectly  still,  listening  to 
the  music.  But  whenever  Dick  stopped  play- 
ing, they  would  begin  to  jump  at  him  again. 

So,  to  keep  the  wolves  quiet,  Dick  had  to 
play  the  fiddle  for  several  hours.  At  last  a  num- 
ber of  negroes,  who  had  been  waiting  for  Dick, 
came  to  look  for  him,  and  when  the  wolves  saw 
so  many  persons  coming,  they  ran  away 


Im  pie  ment 
in  ter  course 
in  ter  est 
in  ter  view 
lib  cr  ty 
liu  i  meat 
lit  a  ny 
lis  tea  er 
min  ia  ture 
mir  a  cle 
mis  chiev  ous 
mis  ere  aat 
mis  tie  toe 
mit  i  gate 
pil  low  case 
pil  grim  age 
pin  na  cle 
pit  e  ous 
prim  i  tive 
quick  sil  ver 


Eiv  u  let 
sig  aa  ture 
sig  ai  fy 
sim  pli  fy 
sin  is  ter 
skil  ful  ly 
slip  pe  ry 
spir  it  ed 
stirr  ma  tize 
Ktiai  u  late 
stip  u  late 
stin  gi  ness 
tim  or  ous 
vie  to  ry 
vi  gi  laace 
vil  la  ger 
vil  laia  ous 
vil  lain  y 
whis  per  cr 
wil  ling  ly 


Block  head 
bios  som 
bod  kin 
bod  y 
bou  dage 
bond  maid 
bon  fire 
clos  ct 
com  ma 
com  rade 
con  course 
CO  a  gress 
con  quest 
cop  y 
poppy 
cof  fee 
cot  tage 
pot  tage 
col  lege 
know!  edge 


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Col  lier 

Mod  ern 

Prov  erb 

Bird 

col  umn 

mod  est 

quad  rant 

birch 

com  bat 

mon  arch 

ros  in 

birth 

com  merce     noii  sense 

schol  ar 

mirth 

con  duct 

nov  ice 

.shock  ing 

chirp 

con  flict 

ob  ject 

stock  ing 

dirt 

doc  trine 

of  lice 

sol  emn 

liirt 

dol  pliin 

oft  en 

song  ster 

shirt 

hogs  head 

[      soft  en 

sol  id 

squirt 

gos  pel 

oft'  set 

squal  id 

firm 

gos  sip 

off  spring 

squad  ron 

girl  • 

gob  let 

op  tics 

squan  der 

whirl 

hob  by 

ox  en 

wan  der 

earl 

lob  by 

pom  pons 

swal  low 

pearl 

hon  est 

pop  lar 

wal  low 

earn 

hon  or 

pot  ash 

wad  ding 

learn 

hos  tile 

prod  uce 

waf  lie 

yearn 

host  ler 

prof  it 

wal  let 

earth 

joe  key 

prom  ise 

wal  nut 

dearth 

jos  tie 

prog  ress 

wan  ton 

hearse 

knock  er 

prop  er 

watch  ful 

serge 

lock  er 

proph  et 

vol  ley 

verge 

lob  ster 

pros  per 

vol  ume 

burst 

lodg  er 

pros  pect 

vom  it 

nurse 

lo  gic 

pros  Irate 

pon  der 

purse 

mod  el 

prox  y 

yon  der 

world 

Brnsli 

Crumb          Bomb          Does 

Drudge 

thrush 

dumb             come             done 

grudge 

clutch 

thumb            some             none 

judge 

crutch 

plumb            dove             one 

rough 

crust 

much             glove            once 

tough 

plunge 

such               love 

won 

tongue 

spoDge 

touch             shove           ton 

young 

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89 


The  bee  is  a  very  industrious  insect,  and  de- 
lights to  bring  to  the  hive  all  the  honey  it  can 
find. 

When  bees  are  wild,  they  make  their  homes 
in  the  hollows  of  trees,  and  sometimes  in  caves 


among  the  rocks. 


Choc  o  late 
chol  e  ra 
chol  er  ic 
chron  i  cle 
CO  gi  tate 
cog  ni  zance 
con  fer  ence 
con  se  quence 
com  pro  mise 
frol  ic  some 
hoi  i  day 
hon  est  ly 
hos  pi  tal 
Ion  gi  tude 
mon  ar  chy 
ob  lo  quy 
ob  se  quies 
ob  so  lete 
nov  el  ty 


Om  i  nous 
om  ni  bus 
om  e  let 
op  po  site 
pon  der  ous 
prob  a  ble 
prod  i  gy 
prom  i  ses 
prompt  i  tude 
proph  e  cy 
prot  es  tant 
pros  e  lyte 
qual  i  ty 
quan  li  ty 
scrof  u  la 
sol  emn  ly  • 
soph  is  try 
torn  a  hawk 
vol  a  tile 


/ 


Blood  y 
bo  rough 
tho  rough 
bind  geon 
blun  der 
plun  der 
thun  der 
won  der 
broth  er 
moth  er 
oth  er 
smoth  er 
bub  ble 
buck  et 

bng  gy 
bur  row 
fur  row* 
bus  tie 
rus  tie 


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How  doth  the  Uttle  busy  bee 
Improve  each  shining  hour, 

And  gather  honey  all  the  day 
From  every  opening  flower. 

In  works  of  labor  or  of  skill 

I  would  be  busy,  too  ; 
For  Satan  fmds  some  mischief  still 

For  idle  hands  to  do. 

In  books,  or  work,  or  healthful  play, 
Let  my  first  years  be  past, 

That  I  may  give,  for  every  day, 
Some  good  account  at  last. 


Buck  ler 

Cer  tain 

Ho  ney 

buz  zard 

cur  tain 

mo  ney 

cir  cuit 

cus  tard 

huck  ster 

clutch  es 

mus  tard 

hut  dred 

crutch  es 

dump  ling 

hun  ter 

col  or 
colo  nel 

dun  geon 
drug  gist 

hus  ky 
jour  nal 

coun  try 

drunk  ard 

jour  ney 

cou  pie 

dou  ble 

dus  ty 

rus  ty 

judg  ment 
lus  tre 

trou  ble 

flour  isli 

mus  cle 

cour  age 

nour  ish  - 

mus  ket 

cou  sin 

flur  ry 

mus  lin 

crup  per 
cud  gel 

hur  ry 
frus  trate 

muz  zle 
puz  zle 

cul  ture 
vul  ture 

fur  long 
fur  nace 

pump  kin 
pun  gent 

cur  rant 

grurn  ble 

pun  ish 

cus  torn 

hum  ble 

pup  -py 

cup  board 

stum  ble 

pur  chase 

Mud  dy 
rud  dy 
.  stud  y 
mon  grel 
muf  iier 
muffle 
ruffle 
scuf  fle 
shuffle 
put  ty 
rough  ly 
sculp  ture 
scut  tie 
shut  tie 
sir  loin, 
slug  gard 
smug  gle 
Strug  gle 
shov  el 
snuffers 


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Wa-=2l^\>;i^-a^^£gS5h 


STEAMBOAT. 


A  steamboat  is  a  vessel  for  conveying  passen- 
gers and  goods.  It  is  called  a  steamboat  be- 
cause it  is  moved  by  steam. 

It  is  very  pleasant  to  travel  in  a  steamboat, 
because  it  runs  so  smoothly  and  swiftly,  and  is 
fitted  up  so  nicely.  But  sometimes  the  boiler 
bursts,  and  does  great  mischief. 


Stub  born 
stur  geon 
8ur  geon 
sub  urbs 
sud  den 
suf  *  fer 
suffrage 
sul  phur 
sum  mit 
sur  feit 
sur  naipo 
sur  plus 
thirs  ty 
thir  ty 
ton  nagc 
tinn  bier 
tur  key 
tur  ret 


Buc  kle 
knuc  kle 
bun  gle 
com  fort 
com  pass 
cov  er 
hov  er 
plov  er 
doz  en 
gov  ern 
mon  day 
mon  key 
nolh  ing 
on  ion 
un  cle 
Vr'hirl  wind 
work  iri?M 
wor  sliip 


Broth"  er  ly 
buf  fa  lo 
cir  cum  spect 
cir  cum  stance 
com  pa  ny 
coun  try  man 
cov  er  let 
con  sta  ble 
cul  pa  ble 
cur  ren  cy 
cus  to  dy 
fur  ni  ture 
fur  tker  more 
gov  ern  ment 
lium  ble  bee 
lium  ming  -jy^'d 
hur  ri  cane 
bus  band  man 


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THE  WOLF  AND  THE  LAMB— A  FABLE. 

One  day,  wliile  a  wolf  was  drinking,  a  little 
lamb  went  to  a  place  lower  down  the  stream, 
and  began  to  drink  also. 

As  soon  as  the  wolf  sawthe  lamb,  he  resolved 
to  quarrel  with  him,  so  that  he  might  have  an 
excuse  for  killing  the  lamb,  and  eating  him  for 
his  dinner. 

So  the  wolf  said  to  the  lamb.  You  are  mud- 
dying the  water  where  I  am  drinking. 

No,  said  the  lamb,  that  cannot  be  ;  for  the 
water  does  not  run  from  me  to  you  ;  but  it  runs 
from  you  to  me. 


Jour  ney  man 
lux  u  ry 
mul  ti  ply 
inul  ti  tilde 
musk  mel  on 
nour  ish  ment 
punc  tu  al 
sub  ju  gate 
sub  SG  qucnt 
8ub  Stan  tive 
sub  sti  tute 
sud  Hen  ly 
suf  fo  cato 
sum  mer  set 
sov  er  eign 
tliun  der  gust 
lifc  ble  some 
111  cer  ate 
won  dor  ful 


Al  der 
al  tcr 
fal  ter 
hal  ter 
al  most 
al  so 
al  ways 
au  thor 
an  tumii 
awk  ward 
braw  ny 
taw  ny 
cause  way 
daugli  ter 
slaugh  ter 
draw  ers 
faul  tv 
gau  dy 
lau  rel 


Haufjli  t}'' 
naugli  ty 
law  yer 
saw  yer 
law  suit 
pal  try 
pan  per 
sau  cer 
sau  cy 
sau  sage 
quar  ry 
quar  ter 
wa  ter 
for  eign 
for  est 
lior  ror 
mor  tar 
or  ange 
sor  rel 


Awo 

awl 

bawl 

brawl 

crawl 

scrawl 

sprawl 

sh  a:\vl 

brawn 

drawn 

pawn 

spawn 

yawn 

caught " 

fi'aught 

tauerlit 

cause 

clause 

pause 


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fl^n!.?!'^*'  the  Avolf  very  angry  when  tlic  lamb 
thus  showed  what  a  mistalce  he  had  made.  He 
then  said  to  the  Iamb,  You  slandered  mo,  and 
told  lies  on  mo,  twelve  months  affo 

No,  said  the  lamb,  for  I  was  not  then  bora 
1  am  only  six  months  old  now. 

The  wolf  then  said,  If  it  was  not  you  it  was 
your  father  or  mother,  or  some  of  yoiir  relations, 
bo  he  flew  upon  the  poor  lamb;  and  tore  him 
to  pieces. 

We  should  be  careful  to  keep  out  of  the  way 

"onr,^!     ™°/"''°°'-    ^^'"^y  ^^'11  ^l^^ays  find 
oome  pretence  for  treating  us  amiss. 


Broth  Chalk  Alderman  Archer 

cloth  stalk  audience  arcL 

froth  wak  ausnices  Z  ' 

foth  claw  autlioi    L  '     Z^ 

bought         clruv.  awkwardly  t,Zs 

brought       flaw  cautious/  aJtst 

fought  gnaw  falsifi.  u  iibc_ 

nought         straw  fraudulent  bar  Tey 

soiSt  r^i'r  '^'-^"Sl' ti  ly  parley 

souglit  bald  naugli  ti  ]v  barn  virrl 

thought  ssald  plaifsible^  carbine 

wi-ouMit  dwarf  quarrelsome'  ckl- pT 

troui^,  C    u  quarterage  cartridge 

nonf  ^    ,  talkative  par  tridie 

rioilii  vault  warrior  charcoal 

scorch  false  cor  nio  rant  ,.  • 

f„r„i,  f      ,  ''"'  "^°  lant  ciiarm  mg 

toicli  fraud  corpora  darkness 

short  aud  ort/iodox  fu'hcri 

saort  hawk  porcelain  f      W 

vvarm  salt  porcupine  folhT^ 

w  i^iin  quart  acor  pi  on 


9 


gar  rneut 


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CHEERFULNESS. 

We  should  strive  to  be  always  cheerful  and 
contented. 

A  cheerful  person  is  happy  himself,  and  makes 
others  happy.  But  those  who  are  always  cross 
and  complaining,  are  very  unpleasant  compan- 
ions. 

God  has  made  all  nature  cheerful,  and  He  in- 
tended that  we  should  be  cheerful  also.  Cheer- 
fulness does  not  teach  us  to  be  giddy,  and 
boisterous,  and  rude  ;  but  to  observe"  a  pleasant 
and  polite  demeanor  toward  all  whom  we  meet. 


Carve 

Gar  net 

Ay  bi  trate 

Broad 

starve  • 

'  gua  no 

ar  cbi  tect 

gorge 

craunch 

hard  ware 

ar  du  ous 

gorse 

bauDch 

har  ness 

ar  gu  ment 

borse 

launch 

har  vest 

ar  mo  ry 

morse 

staunch 

bear  ken 

ar  se  nal 

baul 

daunt 

bear  ty 

ar  te  ry 

maul 

flaunt 

lar  der 

ar  ti  c]e 

paunch 

gaunt 

lar  gest 

bar  ba  rous 

sauce 

baunl 

mar  ble 

cbarge  a  ble 

small 

jaunt 

mar  ket 

fatb  or  less 

squall 

taunt 

mar  tin 

guar  di  an 

stall    , 

vaunt 

par  ccl 

bar  le  quin 

tbrall 

farce 

par  don 

bar  mo  ny 

swamp 

parse 

par  lor 

mar  ket  bouse 

swath 

^gnarl 

pars  ley 

mar  vel  lous 

sward 

•snarl 

pars  nep 

mar  tyr  dom 

waltz 

guard 

scar  let 

par  lia  ment 

want 

hearth 

scr  geant 

part  ner  sbip 

wnsD 

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BERRIES   AND  BRIERS. 

A  little  girl  was  busy,  one  day,  gathering 
black-berries  from  the  brier  bush  on  which  they 
grew. 

The  briers  scratched  her  hands  and  made 
them  bleed  :  but  she  did  not  cry,  but  was  bright 
and  cheerful. 

A  gentleman  who  passed  by,  asked  her  how 
she  could  be  so  -  cheerful  while  the  briers  were, 
making  her  hands  smart  and  bleed. 

The  little  girl  replied,  Oh,  sir,  we  are  obliged 
to  meet  with  briers  where  we  get  berries. 

This  was  a  beautiful  answer  to  give ;  and  we 
must  all  be  like  the  little  girl,  and  not  fret  or 
murmur  at  what  we  can  not  avoid. 


Booth 

Groove 

Book  store 

Boil 

smooth 

move 

bo  som 

broil 

soothe 

prove 

coop  er 

coil 

choose 

hoot 

crook  ed 

oil 

llOOSO 

shoot 

foot  pad 

soil 

lose 

roost 

good  ness 

spoil 

ooze 

shoe 

hood  wink 

coin 

coop 

shoes 

wool  len 

groin 

droop 

sooth 

bul  let 

join 

hoop 

tooth 

bul  lion 

choice 

loop 

through 

bush  el 

voice 

scoop 

too 

butch  er 

hoist 

sloop 

two 

.     cush  ion 

joist 

stoop 

who 

ful  ness 

moist 

swoop 

v/hose 

pud  ding 

joint 

troop 

wound 

pul  let 

point 

croup 

crude' 

})ul  ley 

noise 

group 

truth 

pu.1  pit 

poise 

soup 

youth 

wo  man 

quoit 

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A  PRAYER  FOR  CONTENTMENT, 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  sovereign  will  denies 
Acceptcrl  at  Thy  throne  of  grace^ 

Let  this  petition  rise  : 

Give  me  a  calm  ancl  thankful  hearty 

From  every  murmur. free  ; 
The  blessings  of  Thy  grace  impart, 

And  make  me  live  to  Thee. 

Let  the  sweet  hope  that  Thou  art  mine^ 

My  life  and  death  attend  ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 

And  crown  my  journey's  end.- 


Boil  er 
boy  ish 
coy  ness- 
clois  ter 
join  er 
joint  ly 
joy  ful 
loi  tcr 
loy  al 
roj  td 
moist  Lire 
noi  some 
noi  sy 
oint incnt 
.  oys  ter 
poi  son 
loi  let 
toil  some 
Yoy  age 


Bound  less 
boun  ty 
coun  ty 
bow  er 
flow  er 
show  er 
tow  er 
coun  cil 
doubt  ful 
drow  sy 
foun  tain 
moun  tain 
fowl  er     ■ 
ground  less 
hour  ]y 
moutli  ful 
pow  der 
tow  el 
trow  el 


Boun  da  ry 
boun  te  ous 
boun  ti  ful 
coun  sel  lor 
coun  te  nance 
coun  ter  feit 
coun  ter  pane 
coun  ter  part 
coun  ter  sign 
cow  ard  ly 
dow  er  less 
drow  si  ness 
flow  c  ry 
foun  de  ry 
house  hold  er 
house  keep  er 
moun  tain  ous 
pow  der  mill 
pow  er  ful 


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Bougli 

pl0Ui!:i 

bo'iiico 

flounce 

poujico 

browse 

house 

rouse 

spouse 

brown 

clown 

crown 

drowa 

frown 

gown 

town 

cloud 

loud 

proud 

eliroud 

count ' 

fount 

mount 


Crowd 

crout 

grout 

trout 

couch 

pouch 

slouoJi 

doubc 

drought 

cowl 

owl 

fowl 

howl 

growl 

prowl 

scowl 

flour 

hour 

our 

sour 

scour 

gouge 

lounge 


First 

thirst 

worst 

germ 

verse 

purgG 

surge 

sc()ur<2"o 

urge 

worm 


Bump 

clump 

jump 

p]  ump 

])ump 

stump 

cluDo; 

flung 
stung 
swung 


Blood 

flood 

crush 

hush 

mush 

thrush 

luDo'S 
o 

mumps 

pulse 

front 


Cyl  in  dor 
cyn  i  cal 
hyp  o  crito 
lyr  i  cal 
.  myr  i  ad 
mys  te  ry 
mys  ti  cal 
myth  i  cal 
phys  i  cal 
pyr  a  mid 
syc  a  more 
syc  0  phant 
syl  la  ble 
syl  la  bus     • 
syl  lo  gism 
syn  a  gogue 
syn  CO  pe 
sym  pa  thize 
sym  pa  thy 
sym  pho  ny 
syn  the  sis 
typ  i  cal 
tj^r  an  ny 


Fence 

thence 

fresh 

thresh 

length 

strength 

sweat 

threat 

said 

says 


Choir 

lyre 

pyre 

quire 

spire 

chyle 

style 

rhyme 

thj^mo 

scythe 


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A  corn 
a  pron 
ba  con 
bra  zier 
gla  zier 
gra  zier 
Cray  on 
may  or 
pa  tience 
trai  tor 


Anx  ions 
an  gry 
grand  son 
grand  sire 
band  bill 
band  ^ 
bal  cyon 
mad  am 
pbal  anx 
pban  torn 


Bee  bive 
cbief  tain 
e  gross 
fre  quent 
pre  cept 
spe  cies 
spe  cious 
steel  yards 
twee  zers 
week  day 


Bil  lion 
mil  lion 
breecb  es 
gild  ing 
bitli  er 
tbitb  er 
wbitb  er 
min  ion 
pin  ion 
vi  cious 


Cro  sier 
bo  sier 
o  sier 
o  cean 
quo  rum 
quo  tient 
so  cial 
Flux  ion 
Jun  cbeon 
puncb  eon 
lus  cious 
nup  tial 


Cbron  ic 

Ac  ci  dent 

com  post 
con  science 

a  gi  tate 
ax  le  tree 

con  scious 

tra  ge  dy 

gob  ble 

vac  ci  nate 

bob  ble 

vacil  late 

nog  gin 
nos  tril 

Cbem  is  try 
mecb  an  ism 

nox  ions 

metb  o  dist 

prob  lem 

pre  ju  dice 

Or  gan 
or  pban 

re  ci  pe 
spber  i  cal 

A  cid 
pla  cid 

a  gile 
fra  gile 
fa  cile 
brag  ger 
dag  ger 
stag  ger 
rag  ged 
ta  cit 


Ad  die 
pad  die 
crag  gy 
pas  cbal 
Bretb  ren 
cres  cent 
leg  gins 
pre  cious 
spe  cial 
scbed  ule 


di  git 
driz  zle 
friz  zle 
grjz  zle 
fri  gid 
ri  gid 
vi  gil 
gig  gle 
big  gle 
wrig  gle 


Gimlet 
giz  zard 
liz  ard 
wiz  ard 
gib  bous 
pi  geon 
tri  pie 
rig  ging 
trig  ger 
vict  uals 


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OJST   FLATTERY. 

We  must  be  careful  not  to  be  deceived  by 
those  who  may  flaffer  us,  and  tell  us  we  are  bet- 
ter than  we  are,  in  order  to  take  advantage  of  us. 

Flattery  is  like  the  bait  which  we  put  on  a 
fish-hook  when  we  wish  to  catch  fish.  We  must 
not  be  deceived  like  the  foolish  fish. 

If  we  should  be  so  silly  as  to  believe  persons 
who  flatter  us  for  wicked  purposes,  they  will 
laugh  at  us  themselves,  after  they  have  gained 
w^hat  they  desire. 


Accent  on  the  second 

syllable. 

Ac  quaint 

Bou  quet 

Ac  quaint  ance 

at  taint 

con  vey 

ad  ja  cent 

com  plaint 

0  bey 

a  maze  ment 

con  straint 

pur  vey 

at  tain  ment 

re  straint 

sur  vey 

arch  an  gel 

ar  raign 

in  veigh 

a  wa  ken 

cam  paign 

hu  mane 

be  ha  vior 

cham  paign 

in  sane 

cour  a  geous 

as  suage 

mis  take 

out  ra  geous 

as  sail 

0  pacjue 

um  bra  geous 

be  wail 

pa  rade 

dis  grace  ful 

en  tail 

per  suade 

em  bra  sure 

pre  vail 

un  feigned 

e  ra  sure 

re  tail 

com  pare 

en  gage  ment 

un  veil 

de  clare 

0  bci  san'ce 

af  fray 

pre  pare 

per  sua  sive 

way  lay 

des  pair 

pre  vail  ing 

cas  cade 

im  pair 

quo  ta  tion 

bro  cade 

re  pair 

un  grate  ful 

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TURNING  THE  GRINDSTONE. 

When  Benjamin  Franklm  was  a  little  boy,  a 
man  with  a  sniiHng  face  meniim  one  cold  morn- 
ing, and  said,  My  pretty  boy,  hi^yonr  father  a 
grindstone  ?     Little  Iknjamm  answered  yes. 

You  are  a  fme  little  fellow,  said  the  man. 
Will  you  let  me  grind  my  .axe  upon  it?  Benja- 
min was  pleased  because  the  man  called  him  a 
fine  little  fellow,  and  so  he  told  him  where  the 
grindstone  was. 

The  man  then  patted  little  Benjamin 'on  the 
head,  and  said,  Will  my  nice  little  man  get  me 
some  hot  water?  Benjamin  ran  to  the  kitchen, 
and  brought  him  a  bucketful. 


Ad  here 
CO  here 
aus  tere 
se  vere 
sin  cere 
ap  pease 
dis  ease 
dis  please 
ap  pear 
ar  rear 
be  neath 
be  queatli 
be  reave 
up  heave 
be  speak 
de  cease 
de  crease 
in  crease 
re  lease 


A  cliieve 
ag  grieve 
be  lieve 
re  prieve 
re  trieve 
a  piece 
be  lief 
re  lief 
be  siege 
cash  ier 
fron  tier 
an  tiqno 
ob  lique 
11  nique 
fa  tigue 
in  trigUe 
ca  price 
po  lice 
va  lise 


Ad  he  renc6 
a  re  \ia 
be  liev  er 
bias  phe  mer 
ca  the  dral 
ehi  me  ra 
com  plete  ly 
dis  creet  ly  ' 
en  trea  ty 
hy  e  lia  • 
i  de  a 

im  peach  ment 
in  de  cent 
in  he  rent 
]y  ce  nm 
mu  se  nm 
pie  l»e  ian 
tor  pe  do 
un  ea  sj 

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The  cunning  man  then  said  to  Benjamin^  I 
am  sure  you  are  one  of  the  fuiest  boys  I  ever 
saw.  Will  you  just  turn  the  grindstone  for  me 
for  a  few  minutes  ? 

Little  Benjamin  was  so  much  pleased  with 
this  flattery,  that  he  turned  the  gribdstone 
until  his  hands  were  blistered,  and  until  he 
was  so  tired  he  could  hardly  stand  up. 

The  school-bell  rang,  and  Benjamin  wanted 
ta  go  to  his  lessons  ;  but  the  man  kept  telling 
him  he  was  a  fine  little  fellow,  and  asking 
him  to  turn  a  little  while  longer  ;  so  that 
Benjamin  could  not  easily  get  away. 


Ma  chine 
ma  rine 
ra  vine 
rou  tine 
con  ceive 
de  ceive 
per  ceive 
re  ceive 
re  ccipt 
a  gree 
de  crec 
fore  see 
set  tee 
be  tween 
can  teen 
ca  re  en 
tu  reen 
gen  teel 
ve  necr 


Ac  quire 
ad  mire 
at  tire 
con  spire 
de  sire 
es  quire 
ex  pire 
in  quire 
per  spire 
re  tire 
trans  pire 
ad  vise 
bap  tize 
chas  tise 
de  spise 
dis  guise 
re  vise 
sur  prise 
un  wise 


Al  migh  ty 
a  sy  lum 
con  tri  vance 
de  ci  pher 
de  ci  sive 
de  si  rous 
dis  ci  pie 
di  vi  sor 
en  tire  ly 
en  light  en 
ex  cite  ment 
in  diet  ment 
in  qui  ry 
ho-ri  zon 
pre  cise  ly 
pro  vi  so 
sa  li  va 
sub  scM||l)er 
up  rigWly 


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Benjamin  continued  to  turn  the  grindstone 
until  the  man  had  ground  his  axe  perfectly 
sharp  and  bright. 

The  man  then  stopped  praising  Benjamin, 
and  did  not  even  thank  him  for  his  help.  But 
he  said  to  him,  Now,  you  little  rascal,  you  have 
played  truant.  Scud  away  to  school  as  quickly 
as  you  can,  or  yon  will  be  well  punished  for  it ! 

Benjamin  was  much  mortified  at  the  manner 
in  which  he  was  treated,  and  he  resolved  never 
to  be  deceived  so  again.  And  after  that,  when- 
ever he  saw  a  man  cajoling  others  with  flattery, 
he  always  said,  Take  care,  that  man  has  an  axe 
to  grind ! 


A  light 

A  bode 

a  right 

cor  rode 

be  night 

al  tbougli 

de  light 

ap  proach 

ad  vice 

en  croacli 

en  tice 

a  shore 

con  cise 

de  plore 

pre  cise 

ex  plore 

as  sign 

be  low- 

be  nign 

be  stow 

con  dign 

fore  know 

de  sign 

be  moan 

re  sign 

com  port 

ar  rive 

ex  port 

de  prive 

con  trol 

de  scribe 

pa  trol 

sub  scribe 

pa  role 

de  spit^v.- 

en  roll 

po  lite 

un  roll 

A  tro  cious 
au  ro  ra 
be  to  ken 
con  trol  ler 
con  do  lence 
cor  ro  sive 
ex  plo  sive 
de  port  ment 
dis  po  sal 
en  rol  ment 
en  croach  ment 
fe  ro  cions 
jo  cose  ]y 
more  o  ver 
pa  go  da 
re  proach  fal 
so  no  rous 
un  to  ward 
un  whole  some 


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THE  FOX  AND  THE  CKOW— A  FABLE. 

One  day  a  crow  found  a  large  piece  of  nice 
cheese,  and  flew  up  into  a  tree  to  eat  it. 

A  cunning  fox  followed  after,  to  see  if  he 
could  not  get  the  cheese  for  himself.^  % 

He  went  under  the  tree,  and  told  the  crow 
that  she  was  the  prettiest  bird  in  the  world  ; 
and  he  begged  tiie  crow  to  sing  him  a  song, 
because  he  was  sure  so  handsome  a  bird  would 
sing  very  .sweetly. 

The  foolish  crow  opened  her  mouth  to  sing, 
and.  dropped  the  cheese.  The  fox  then  eat  it, 
and  went  off  laughing  at  the  crow. 


Con  vokc 
pro  yoke 
dis  close 
re  pose 
trans  pose 
di  voice 
en  force 
de  throne 
post  pone 
dis  course 
dis  robe 
jo  cose 
mo  rose 
vcr  bose 
ig  nore 
re  store 
pro  rogue 
sup  port 
un  bolt 


Ac  cuse 
a  muse 
ex  cuse 
re  fuse 
a  dieu 
COQ  strue 
>sub  due 
com  mune 
con  sume 
cos  tume 
de  duce 
pro  duce 
de  mure 
im  pure 
ma  nure 
ob  scure 
ox  cUulc 
pur  suit 
re  cruit 


A  bu  sivc 
con  du  cive 
con  clu  sive 
il  lu  sive 
al  lure  ment 
al  lu  si  on 
ex  clu  sion 
as  su  ranee 
en  du  ranee 
com  mu  nion 
il  lu  mine 
in  duce  ment 
in  tru  der  ■ 
pe  cu  liar 
pro  du  cer 
pur  su  ant 
re  new  al 
scor  bu  tic 
tri  bu  nal 


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CONFEDERATE   SPELLING    BOOK. 


ON  IDLENESS. 

We  must  never  be  idle  when  we  can  find 
any  thing  to  do ;  for  idle  persons  are  always 
unhajipy. 

It  is  a  sin  to  be  lazy ;  and  if  we  are  Jazy  we 
shall  never  thrive. 

Children  should  rise  early  in  the  morning, 
wash  themselves  clean,  comb  their  hair,  and 
brush  their  clothes,  and  make  themselves  neat 
and  tidy. 

They  should  then  run  about  in  the  fresh  air 
for  a  time  ;  and  afterward  they  should  learn 
their  lessons,  and  do  anything  that  their  parents 
may  wish. 


A  bash 
ca  lash 
a  clai)t 
ab  stract 
ex  tract 
trans  act 
at  tacli 
de  tacli 
dis  patch 
be  calm 
cm  balm 
col  lapse 
re  lapse 
per  haps 
era  vat 
ex  pan so 
gi  ralTe 
ha  rangue 
trans  plant 


At  tach  ment 

A  breast 

con  trac  tor 

a  gain 

dog  mat  ic 

a  gainst 

c  las  tic 

ac  cept 

fan  tas  tic 

ad  dress 

g}'m  nas  tic 

dis  tress 

sar  cas  tic   *• 

ex  press 

scho  las  tic 

pro  fess 

cm  bar  rass 

sue  cess 

cs  tab  lish 

trans  gress 

ex  am  pie 

un  less 

me  chan  ic 

al  lege 

in 0  las  ses 

at  tempt 

mu  lat  to 

eon  tempt 

port  man  teau 

ex  empt 

sub  Stan  tial 

as  ccnd 

the  at  ric 

pre  tend 

nn  hand  some 

trans  cend 

nn  thank  ful 

be  friend 

CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 


105 


Children  slioiild  be  sure  to  start  to  school 
Ocarly  enough  to  get  there  in  time.^  It  is  very 
bad  to  be  too  late  at  school. 
^  During  school-hours  they  should  be  very 
quiet  mid  industrioiil,  and  learn  all  their  Tessons 
perfectly. 

When  school  is  out,  and  time  is  allowed  for 
play,  it  is"  very  proper  for  them  to  take  their 
sport. 

They  should  nlay  games  in  which  they  v/ill 
have  to  run,  and^mp',  and  take  much  exercise. 
This  will  make  them  active  and  healthy. 

They  must  always  be  kind  arid  generous  to 
their  playmates,  and  must  be  good-tempered 
and  cheerful. 


Be  head 
be  quest     • 
bru  nette 
CO  quetto 
ga  zette 
111  nette  ^ 
bur  lesquo 
gro  tesquo 
con  demn 
con  team 
con  dense 
ex  pense 
im  men  so 
in  tense 
sus  pensG 
de  fence 
of  fence 
fare  well 
for  get 

10 


Ac  cep  tance 
ad  ven  ture 
ag  gres  sive 
a  mend  ment 
al  read  y 
un  stead  y 
an  gel  ic 
ap  pen  dage 
ap  pren  tice 
as  cen  dant 
at  ten  dant 
de  fen  dant 
in  cessant 
as  sem  bly 
au  then  tic 
bis  sex  tile 
clan  des  tine 
in  tes  tine 
ec  cen  trie 


Com  pen  sate 
con  tem  plato 
con  cen  tratc 
de  cep  tive 
de  crep  it 
de  mcr  it 
in  her  it 
de  pen  denco 
de  vel  op 
en  vel  op 
dis  tem  per 
do  mes  tic 
e"  lee  trie 
era  bel  lisli 
em  bez  zle 
en  deav  or 
e  met  ic 
ex  ces  si  ve 
ex  prcs  bivc 


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CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 


De  fen  sive 
ex  pen  sive 
in  ceg  tive^ 
pre  ven  live 
de  mdr  it 
in  her  it 
in  clem  ent 
in  t rep  id 
in  trencii  merit 
in  vest  ment 
re  fresh  ment 
heu  ten  ant 
un  pleas  ant 
mo  men  tons 
pa  ren  tal 
po  ten  tial 
pa  thet  ic 
po  et  ic 
pre  cep  tor 
tre  men  dous 
um  brel  la 
u  ten  sil 


Ad  diet 
af  llict' 
con  flict 
re  strict 
a  bridged' 
af  fix 
pre  fix 
pro  lix 
trans  fix 
as  sist 
de  sist 
ex  ist 
in  sist 
per  sist 
re  sist 
mi  twist 
con  vince 
e  vince 
dis  miss 
re  miss 
e  quip 
out  strip 


A  by 8 3  ■ 
a  mid 
be  fit 
dis  til 
ful  fil        * 
in  stil 
un  til 
dis  tincfc^ 
ex  tinct 
sue  cinct 
e  clipse 
el  lipse 
en  rich 
for  bid 
forth  with 
here  With 
here  in 
im  pinge 
in  fringe 
im  print 
quad  rille 
where  in 


A  ROSE. 


CONFEDERATE  SPELLING  BOOK. 


107 


■X 

On$e  there  was  a  little  boy  who  did  not  love 
to  learn  his  book,  or  to  do  what  his  parents  told 
him,  because  he  was  a  lazy  boy.  *- 

One  briglit  morning  his  parents  sent  him  to 
school  ;  but  instead  of  skipping  along  like  a 
lively  boy,  he  walked  very  slowly,  and  was 
looking  all  the  time  for  some  person  to  play 
with  him. 

At  last  lie^saw  a  bee  flyiug  hrst  to  one  flower 
and  then  to  another ;  and  he  said,  Pretty  bee, 
come  and  play  with  me.  ^  * 

.^ut  the  bee  was  gathering  honey  to  put  in 
the  hive,  that  rt  might  have  something  to  eat 
when  the  winter  should  come.  So  he  would 
not  stop  to  play  with  the  lazy  boy. 


Ab  scond 

Ab  hor 

A  bovc 

A  dult 

be  yond 

ab  sorb 

be  love 

COlMSult 

de  spond 

a  cross 

ab  rupt 

rc  suit 

rc  spond 

a  dorn 

cor  rupt 

dl  vulge 

ab  solve 

for  lorn 

affront 

in  dulge 

de  volve 

sub  orn 

con  front 

pro  mulge 

dis  solve 

as  sort 

a  mon^jjjl^:: 

e  nough 

c  volve 

ex  tort 

be  com'^pit" 

■  re  buff 

re  solve       ^ 

re  sort     m 

'«    be  numb? 

ex  pungo 

re  volve  :.-..: 

re  tort 

sue  cumb 

ab  surd     ; 

ac  cost    '^' 

con  ibrm 

ad  j  ust ' 

ad  jo urn 

a  dopt 

do  form 

dis  gust 

re»turn 

al  lot 

in  form 

dis  trust 

en  trust 

a  long 

per  form 

mis  trust 

im  merso 

be  long 

trans  form 

con  duct 

re  hearse 

pro  long 

dis  gorge 

••41^  struct 

in  cur 

ex  tol 

en  "ttorse^ 
re  morse    - 

ob^etruct 

un  furl 

there  of 

con  vulse 

un  hurt 

m 


un 


lock 


un 


horse  re  pulse 


u  surp 


108 


CONFEDERATU   SPELLING   BOOT?. 


•  The  littlo  boy  ^ext;  saw  a  bird  pickiiig  up 
straws  ;  and  he  said,  Little  "bird,  come  and  phiy 
with  me..^ 

But  the  httle  bird  was" carrying  straws,  and 
sticks,  and .  moss,  and  wool,  to  build  her  ^nest ; 
and  she  .would  n%t  stop  to  play/  '  *  *  \. 

He  next  saw  an  ant  going  in  and  out  of  his 
nest ;  and  he  said,  Little  ant,  c6*me  and  play 
with  me.    **  ^ 

But  the  little  ant  was  cleaning  out  its  nest, 
and  getting  ready  for  its  young  ones,  and  to  carry 
in  grains  of  whea*t  for  its  winter's  food  ;  and  it' 
would  not  stop  its  work  to  play»  with  the  lazy 
boy, 


i^ 


Ac  quit  tal 
be  wiL:.der 
ci  vil  ian 
con  tin  ue 
con  trib  iite 
do  min  ion 
pa  vil  ion 
vcr  mil  ion 
pos  til  lion 
c  chp  tic     . 
cl  lip  sis 
fa' mil  iar 
li  ti  gious 
pro  di  gious 
lo  gi  cian 
ma  gi  cian 
mu  si  cian 
op  ti  cian 
phy  si  cian 


Ac  com  plish 
as  ton  isli 
ac  knowl  edge 
a  pos  tie 
CO  los  sus 
de  mon  strate 
re  mon  strate 
dis  hon  est 
har  mon  ic 
ma  son  ic  * 
pla  ton  ic 
mo  roc  CO 
o  pos  sum 
pro  bos  cis 
re  mon  strance 
re  sol  vent 
re  spOn  dent 
sy  nop  sis  '^ 
spas  mod  ic 


A  but  mcnt 
ac  cus  torn 
au  tum  nal 
at  tor  ncy 
be  com  ing 
con  sump  tion 
pre  sump  tion 
CO  nun  dr^m 
de  struc  tive 
di^our  ao^e 
en^ti^r  age 
dis  'com  fit 
ex  eul  pate 
il  lus  trate 
pro  mul  gate 
mis  gov  ern 
pre  sump  tive 
re  luc  tant 
un  luck  y 


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109 


After  this  there  came  along  a  good  boy,  who 
was  on  his  way  to  gcHool ;  and  the  lazy  boy 
called  to  him  and  said^iStop  and  play  with  me. 

But  the  godd'  boy^saiS,  I  have  learned  my 
lessons,  and'  now  I  want  to  get  to  school  in  tinie. 
So  he  hurried  on,  and  would  not  stop  to  play. 

When  the  little  boy  saw  that  nobody  was  idle 
but  himself,  he  said  he  would  not  be  a  lazy  boy 
any  more. 

He  then  hastened  on  to  school,  and  learned 
his  Ij^sons  so  well  that  his  teacher  praised  him 
very  much  ;  and  his  parents  were  greatly  pleased 
when  they  found  that  he  had  become  a  good 
'^oy. 


A  droit 
ex  ploit 
a  noint 
ap  point 
con  joint 
dis  joint 
un  joint 
a  void 
do  void 
ben  zoin 
un  join 
cle  ploy 
de  voir 
mem  oir 
scru  toir 
re  joicG 
un  coil 
un  coif 
un  joined 


A  bound 
a  round 
con  found 
ex  pound 
sur  round 
a  bout 
de  vout 
with  out 
ac  count 
a  mount 
dis  count 
sur  mount 
a  loud 
an  u ounce 
de  nounce 
pro  noun  GO 
a  rouse 
ca  rouse 
de  vour 


Aloof 
be  hoof 
re  proof . 
ap  prove 
re  move 
re  prove 
ba  boon 
bal  loon 
buf  foon 
doub  loon 
dra  goon 
fes  toon 
bar  poon 
pla  toon   • 
pol  troon 
rac  coon 
ca  noe 
hal  loo 
out  do 


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CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 


'^^ 


If  land  is  not  well  tilled,  and  planted  with 
useful  crops,  it  will  grow  up  in  briers  and  this- 
tles. 

In  like  manner,  if  our  minds  are  not  culti- 
vated, and  stored  with  useful  knowledge* they 
will  produce  nothing  but  errors  and  vices. 


A  far 

Ap  pall 

A  cad  e  my 

ba  zaar 

be  fall 

an  tag  o  nist 

de  bar 

fore  stall 

as  sas  si  nate 

guit  ar 

in  stall 

au  da  ci  ty 

se  gar 

re  call 

ca  pa  ci  iy 

a  larm 

with  al 

lo  qua  ci  ty 

dis  arm 

a  broad 

men  da  ci  ty 

a  part 

a  ward 

0  pa  ci  ty 

de  part 

re  ward 

ra  pa  ci  ty 

ca  tarrh 

ap  plause 

sa  ga  ci  ty 

de  bark 

be  cause 

ca  tas  tro  phe 

em  bark 

as  sault 

di  am  e  ter 

re  mark 

de  fault 

di  ag  0  nal 

dis  card 

de  bauch 

em.phat  i  cal 

pla  card 

de  fraud 

gram  mat  i  cal 

re  gard 

ex  alt 

ex  trav  a  gant 

re  tard 

exhaust 

fa  nat  i  cism 

dis  charge 

fore  warn 

phi  Ian  thro  py 

en  large 

with  draw 

vul  gar  i  ty 

CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 


Ill 


SPARE  THE  BIRDS. 

The  groves  and  the  forests  would  seem  lonely 
and  dull  if  there  were  no  little  birds  to  flit,  about 
among  the  trees,  and  build  their  nests  on  the 
branches,  and  sing  their  sweet  songs. 

The  birds  are  a  great  help  to  the  farmer  ;  for 
they  fly  about  over  the  fields,  and  devour  the 
worms  that  would  destroy  his  wheat,  and  corn, 
and  other  crops. 

It  is  a  pity  to  kill  the  little  birds  just  for  sport, 
or  because  we  want  something  to  throw  or  shoot 
at ;  and  it  is  very  wrong  indeed  ''to  do  so  when 
4^hey  have  nests. 


Ap  pren  lice  ship 
as  cen  den  cy 
as  sev  er  ate 
ail  then  ti  cate 
tri  en  ni  al 
bi  en  ni  al 
mil  len  ni  al 
per  en  ni  al 
chi  mer  i  cal 
com  mend  a  ble 
com  mcin  o  rate 
com  men  su  rate 
com  pen  di  nm 
con  sec  u  tive 
con  tempt  i  ble 
con  tempt  u  ous 
con  vex  i  ty 
de  crc})  i  tude 
de  Icct  a  ble 


t 


Do  mes  ti  cate 
ef  fem  i  nate 
in  del  i  cate 
in  ves  ti  gataj^^ 
di  ree  to  rjf^^^' 
dis  pen  sa  ry^ 
cf  fee  tu  al 
e  ques  tri  an 
ex  ec  II  tivG 
ex  cc  u  tor 
ex  em  pli  fy 
ex  pen  di  .ture 
ex  tem  p6^e 
ex  trem  i  ty 
fi  del  i  ty  ^ 
i  den  ti  cnl 
im  ped  i  ment 
iin  })en  i  tent 
im  jn'c, 


■cayi|iLlg^ 


In  teg  ri  ty 
in  tel  li  gence 
in  tem  per  ate 
in  ter  ro  gate 
in  ves  ti  gate    , 
in  ten  tion  al 
Ion  gev  i^ty  ^ 
nu  mer  i  cab 
pa  ren  the  sis 
pe  des  tri  an 
per  cep  ti  ble 
presentiment 
pro  phet  i  c^^^tjjf, 
re  cep  ta  cle  ^^ 
se  ver  i  ty 
sin  cer  i  ty 
Ml  prem  a  cy 
tcni  pes  tu  ous 
t'jr  res  tri'  al 


112  CONFEDERATE   SPELLING  BOOK. 

One  warm  day  in  Spring  two  little  birds  came 
flying  from  the  South,  where  they  had  spent  the 
Winter. 

Th^  flew  to  the  tree  where  they  had  had  their  last 
year's  nest ;  but  the  nest  was  spoiled,  and  they*had  to 
make  a  new  one. 

They  worked  hatd,  and  in  a  few  days  it  was  finished. 
It  was  made  of  straws,  and  hair,  and  was  lined  with 
moss,  and  it^>v^as  very  pretty  and  nice.    ^ 

•  Soon  there  were  five  little  eggs  in  the  nest.     The 
eggs  Avcre  white,  with  little  specks  ujDon  them.     One 
of  the  birds  sat  upon  them,'*"day  and  night,  for  many^ 
days,   to  keep    them  warm.      This  made    the  egg^ 
hatch.* 


4- 

A  cid  i  ty  Car  niv  o  rous  E  pis  co  pal 

a  gil  i  ty  gra  niv  o  rous  e  quiv  o  cal 

ci  vil  i  ty  ^^  cen  trif  u  gal  e  pit  o  me 

fa  cil  i  ty  '^^Hjiccn  trip  e  tal  e  quiv  o  cate 

hos  til  i  ty  ^P  co  in  ci  dent  ex  hil  a  rate 

hu  mil  i  ty  com  m-is  er  ate  fas  tid  i  ous 

tran  quil  li  ty  con  cil  i  ate  du  pli  ci  ty 

;,  am  phib  i  ous  con  spic  u  ous  fe  li  ci  ty 

an  ti  ci  pate  con  spir  a  cy  sim  pli  ci  ty 

an  ti  qui  ty  con  tig  u  ous  ha  bit  u  al 

in  i  qui  ty  con  tin  gen  cy  in  im  i  cal 

ob  li  qui  ty  de  bil  i  tate  ,<i^vig  o  rate 

an  tip  a  thy  fa  cil  i  tate  "Ji^quis  i.  tive 

an  tip  o  des  de  lin  e  ate  mag  nif  1  cent 

trar  til  le  ry  de  lir  i  um  om  nip  o  tent 

fe  rith  me  tic  de  cliv  i  ty  mu  nif  i  cent 

aux  il  ia  ry  fes  tiv  i  ty  o  ri  gi  nal 

be  nig  ni  ty  di  min.u  tive  per  spie  u  ous 

in  dig  ni  ty  di  vis  i  blc  pro  pin  qui  ty 

ca  pit  u  late  dis  crim  i  nate  po  lyg  a  my 

'cer  tif  i  cate  '  '        in  tim  i  date  '  re  cip  ro  cal 

con  sis  ten  cy  le  git  i -mate    .  vi  cin  i  ty 


CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK. 


113 


There* were  now  four  little  birds  in  the  nest;  but 
they  had  no  -feathers  to  J^eep  tlxem  warm.  So  tlic 
mother-bird  spread  her  wingsJo'ver  them,  and  staid  witii 
them  to  shelter  them.  *' 

The  fatlicr-bird  flow  o^at  into  the  fields  and  orchards, 
and  brought  fooci  to  feed  the  mother  and  the  young 
ones. 

One  day  he  was  gone  a  long  time,  and  the  little, 

i)irds   became  veiy  hungr}-,   and  began  to  chirp  foir 
ood.  ^ 

But  he. was  never  to  bring  them  food  again;  for 
while  he  was  flying  back  to  the  nest,  with  worms  in 
his  mouth,  to  feed  the  little  birds  with,  a  boy  who  had 
a  gun  in  his  hand,  saw  him  .anil  shot  at  him  merely 
for  his  sport.  The  poor  bird  fell  to  the  ground,  flutr^ 
tercd  a  few  times,  and  died. 


,  wi 


Bel  lig  er  ent 
con  sid  er  ate 
de  lib  er  ate 
ob  lit  create 
pai|fci  ci.  pate 
re  fri  ger  ate 
re  crim  i  nate 
las  civ  i  ous 
ob  liv  i  ous 
om  niv  o  rous 
me  di  ci  nal 
mu  ni  ci  pal 
me  rid  i  an 
pe  rim  e  ter 
pe  ripli  e  ry 
re  viv  i  fy 
so  li  ci  tude 
vi  cis  si  tude 
ven  tril  o  quist 


Ce  ta  ceous 
ere  ta  ceous 
cms  ta  ceous 
lo  qua  cious- 
ra  pa  cious 
ve  ra  cious 
un  gra  cious 
Dis  ere  tion 
cs  pe  cial" 
es  sen  tial 
po  ten  tial 
pru  den^tial 
Ans  pi  cious 
fie  ti  tious 
e  li  cit^, 
ex  pli  cit 
il  li  cit 
im  pli  cit 
so  li  cit 


Col  lis  ion 
di  vis  ion 
pro  vis  ion 
cog  ni  tion 
con  tri  tion 
den  ti  tion 
e  di  tion 
fru  i  tion 
ig  ni  tion 
"'Jiu  tri  tion 
de  fi  cient 
pro'fi  cient 
suf  fi  cient 
in  itial 
of  fi  'ial 
sol  sti  tialji^ 
pro  pi  tiotis 
pro  vin  cial 
re  li  gion 


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CONFEDERATE    SPELLING   BOOK. 


At  last  tlie  mother-bird  Igft  the  nest  to  loolc*  fur  licr 
mate,  and  to  get  some  food,  for  the  young  birds,  for 
they  \vere  very  hungry,  ^lie  called  to  her  mate  as  she 
fle^Y,aIonll:;   bui.  he  did^ot  a»aswer,  because  he  was 

..  She  gathered  a  nice  snppSBBpthe  young  ones,  and 
was  flying  honae  tgain,  whenrne  same  boy  that  had 
killed  her  mate  saw  her.  He  fired  at  her,  and  she  fell 
deal  to  the  ground.  *"■  ^ 

The  little  birds  in  the  nest  chirped  and^hirped  for 
food,  but  no  &od  came,  for  they  had  no  parents  now. 
They  grew  cold,  for  they  had  no  longer  any  mother  to 
keep  them  warm.  So  they  huddled  together,  and  that 
night  they  all  died.        '     . 

^  The  little  boy  would  have  beep  very  sorry  for  what 
he  had  done,  if  he  had  known  how  much  suffering  he 
tad  caused. 


A  non  y  mous 
a  poc  ry'pha 
a  pos  ta  sj 
a  pos  tro  phe 
ap  prox  i  mate 
au  ton^.a  ton 
chro  nol  o  gy 
chi^o  nom  e  ter 
dis  hon  cs  ty 
de  moc^a  cy 
the  oc  ra.cy 
de  mon  stra  tive 
de  spon  den  cy 
dis  honi^s  ty 
ge  0I.0  gy 
ge^m  e  try 
hy  poc  ri^sy 
hy  poth  e  sis 
hy  poth  e  nuse 


In  com  pe  tent 
in  con  gru  ous 
in  oc  u  late 
in  tox  i  cate 
li  thog  ra  phy 
or  thog  ra  phy 
ste  nog  ra  phy 
niaJjgg  a  uy 
m^^mpd  i  cal 
me  trop  o  lis 
my  thol  o  gy 
phre  i4d1  o  gy 
phe  nom  e  non 
phi  lo^  phy 
pre  ddR  i  nance 
pre  pos  ter  ous 
pre  rbg  a  tive 
prog  nos  ti  cate 
rhi  no  ce  ros 


The  od  o  lite 
the  ol  o  gy 
zo  ol  o  gy 
ther  mom  e^ter 
to  pog  ra  pl^ 
ver  bos  i  ty 
Au  thor  i  ty 
ma  jor  i  ty 
mi  nor  i  ty 
pri  or  i  ty 
con  for  mi  ty 
de  for  mi  ty 
e  nor  mi  ty 
dis  or  der  ly 
ex  or  di  um 
his  tor  i  cal 
im  mor  tal,  ize 
invpor  tu  nate 
iuifiOJLDO  rate 


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115 


^  Ac  com  pa  ny 
cir  cum  fcrence 
cir  cum  flu  cut 
dis  cov  e  ry 
re  cov  e  ry 
dis  cour  te  sy 
en  cour  aQ;e  ment 
cf  fron  to  ry 
e  mer  gcu  cy 
ia.cum  bency 
pre  sump  tu  ous 
re  sus  ci  tatc 
su  per  flu  ous 
un  wor  tlii  ly 


^- 


Ap  pro  pri  ate 
cell  so  ri  ous 
com  mo  di  ous 
de  plo  ra  ble  ' 
er  ro  ne  ous 
fe  lo  ni  ous  -# 
liar  mo  ni  ous 
me  lo  di  ous 
no  to  ri  ous 
vie  to  ri  ous 
Lis  t(f  ri  an 
me  mo  ri  al 
op  pro  bri  um 
re  sto  ra  tive 


Ap  pro  ving  ly 
im  mo  va  ble 
iin  pro  va  ble 
re  mo  va^jDle  • 
re  pro  via  ble 
but'  foon  e  ry 
pol  troon  e  ry 
Ac  coun  ta  ble 
sur  mount  a  ble 
un  count  a  ble 
al  low  a  ble 
re  doubt  a  ble 
un  doubt  ed  ly 
un  foun  ded  ly 


Accenl  on  (lie  third  syllable.. 


Ap  per  lain 
as  cer  tain 
en  ter  tain 
dis  en  G:a2;o 
dis  o  bey 
o  ver  lay 
mis  be  have 
o  ver  strain 
o  ver  take 
re  in 'state 
Ad  ver  tise 
(iis  o  blige 
dis  u  nite 
im  p.)  lite 
in  tor  line 
A  ap  ply 
fcu  per  scribe 
un  der  mine 


Auc  tion  ccr 
dom  i  neer 
en  gi  neer 
gaz  et  tecr 
moun  tain  eer 
pri  va  tcer 
vol  un  tcer 
brig  a  dier 
clian  de  licr 
fi  nan  cior 
gren  a  dier 
dis  ap  pear 
ill  dis  erect 
in  ter  cede 
in  ter  fere 
in  ter  vene 
su  per  Fcde 
un  be  lici' 


De  com  pose 
dis  com  pose 
ev  er  more 
here  to  fore 
in  com  mode 
in  dis  pose 
in  ter  pose 
o"vcr  flow 
o  ver  throw 
]:i]-e  dis  pose 
uii  der  go 
Dis  a  buse 
dis  re  pule 
in  se  cure 
im  ma  ture 
]ore  ma  ture 
im  por  tune 
in  tro  duce 


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Don't  kill  the  birds,  the  happy  birds, 
Tliat  sing  about  your  door, 
oon  as  the  pleasant  spring  has  come, 
And  winter's  storms  are  o'er. 

Don't  kill  the  birds,-  the  pretty  birds, 
^That  play  among  the  trees. 
Tne  grove  would  be  a  lonesome  .place 
If  it  were  not  for^these. 


■  Don't  kill  the  birds,  the  sprightly  birds. 

That. cheer  the  field  and  hill ; 
Such  pretty,  joyous,  harmless  things, 
Should  have  our  kind  good  will. 


Car  a  van 
coiin'  ter  mand 
coun  ter  act 
o  ver  cast    - 
o  ver  past 
o  ver  hang 
o  ver  match 
rep  ri  mand 
•un  der  stand' 
sn  per  add 
Dis  re  gard 
in  ter  lard 
o  ver  cbargo 
Co  ex  ist 
con  tra  diet 
in  ter  diet 
in  ter  mit 
in  ter  mix 
vi  o  lin 


Ac  qui  cscc 
CO  a  lesce 
of  fer  vesce 
ap  pre  hend 
con  de  scend 
com  pre  hend 
rcc  om  mend 
rep  re  hend 
cir  cum  vent 
dis  con  tent 
dis  af  foct 
dis  re  spect 
in  cor  rect 
in  di  rect 
rcc  ol  lect 
dis  pos  scss 
in  ter  cept 
o  ver  head 
pic  tu  resque 


In  cor  rnpt 
in  ter  rupt 
in  so  much 
o  ver  come 
o  ver  run 
o  ver  turn 
re  im  burse 
un,con  cern 
0  ver  look 
6  ver  took 
after  noon 
dis  ap  prove 
Dis  al  low 
there  a  bout 
As  sign  ee 
guar  an  tee 
mag  a  zine 
quar  an  tine 
sub  ma  rine 


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117 


THE  TWENTY^THIIID  PSALM. 

The  Lord  is  my  sliepherd  ;   I  shall  not  want. 

He  maketh  me  to  lie  dovm  in  green  pastures  5 
he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul  ;  he  leadeth  me  in  the 
paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil ;  for  thou  art 
with  me  ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  pres- 
ence of  ^mine  enemies  ;  thou  anointest  my  head 
with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me 
all  the  days  of  my  life  ;  and  I  will  dwell  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 


'l 


Ad  van  ta  gcou3 
al  ge  bra  ic 
phar  i  sa  ic 
cir  cum  ja  cent 
con  tu  ma  cious 
ef  fi  ca  cious 
OS  ten  ta  tious 
per  spi  ca  cious 
per  ti  na  cious 
pre  en  gage  ment 
ul  ti  ma  turn 
un  ac  quaint  ed 
un  der  ta  ker 
Eu  ro  pe  an 
by  me  ne  al 
mau  so  le  um 
mis  de  mean  or 
pan  a  cc  a 
sac  ri  le  jnous 
pper  ma  ce  ti 
11 


Am  a  ran  thine 
an  i  mal  cule 
a  si  at  ic 
ar  o  mat  ic 
di  plo  mat  ic 
em  blem  at  ic 
ma  ri  at  ic 
prob  lem  at  ic 
3J3  tern  at  ic 
cir  cum  stan  tial 
CO  ri  an  der 
in  e  las  tic 
in  ter  mar  ry 
math  e  mat  ic9 
mem  o  ran  dum 
o  ver  shad  ow 
pet  ri  fac  tio* 
pu  tre  fac  tion 
pu  ri  tan  ic 
syc  o  plian  tic 


Gc  o  graph  ic 
topo  graph  ic 
ty  po  graph  ic 
the  o  crat  ic 
un  sub  stan  tial 
Ac  a  dem  ic 
ac  qui  es  cence 
al  to  geth  er 
al  pha  bet  ic 
ap  o  plec  tic 
com  pre  hen  sivc 
con  11  den  tial 
con  se  qucn  tial 
in  flu  en  tial 
})en  i  ten  tial 
pes  ti  len  tial 
})rov  i  den  tial 
rev  er  en  tial 
un  cs  pen  tial 
ton  sci  en  tious 


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PARAPHKASE  OF  THE  TWENTY-TIIIUD  PSALM. 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care. 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye. 
My  noonday  walks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 
When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountains  pant,        ^ 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads  ; 
Where  peaceful  riversc,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 
Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread^ 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill ; 
For  thou   0  Lord,  art  with  me  still. 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 


Dis  re  spect  ful 
en  er  get  io 
e  van  gel  ic 
ev  a  ues  cent 
in  flu  en  za 
in  nu  en  do 
in  of  fen  sive 
in  ter  ces  sor 
pre  de  ces  sor 
in  ter  med  die 
in  ter  reg  num 
man  i  fes  to 
om  ni  pres  ence 


0  ri  en  tal 
per  ad  ven  ture 
re  gi  men  tal 
res  ur  rec  tion 
ret  ro  spec  tive 
sac  ra  men  tal 
-^lym  pa  thet  ic 
Ad  ven  ti  tious 
an  a  lyt  ic 
par  a  lyt  ic 
a  the  is  tic 
ar  ma  dil  lo 
ben  e  fi  cial 


Ben  e  die  tion 
cal  vin  is  tic 
cir  cum  cis  ion 
CO  ex  is  tent 
ex  lii  bi  tion 
met  a  phys  ics 
pol  i  ti  cian 
rhet  o  ri  cian 
pre  ju  di  cial 
su  per  fi  cial 
rem  i  nis  cence 
su  per  cil  ious 
su  do  rif  ic 


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119 


WORDS  OF  FIVE  SYLLABLES. 

Accent  on  Hie  fourth  syllable. 


Ab  bre  vi  a  tion 
ad  mill  is  Ira  tion 
am  pli  fi  ca  lion 
an  ni  hi  la  tion 
as  so  ci  a  tion 
com  mem  o  ra  tion 
com  mu  ni  ca  tion 
con  fed  er  a  tion 
con  grat  u  la  tion 
con  tin  u  a  tion 
CO  op  er  a  tion 
cor  rob  o  ra  tion 
^  de  nom  i  na  tion 
de  nun  ci  a  tion 
de  pre  ci  a  tion 
dis  ad  van  ta  geous 
ed  i  fi  ca  tion 
e  quiv  o  ca  tion     " 
ex  pec  to  ra  tion 


Cir  cnm  val  la  tion 
mis  cal  cu  la  tioa 
mul  ti  pli  ca  tor 
•  Ec  cLe  si  as  tie 
en  thu  si  as  lie 
mis  un  der  stand  ing 
Ohar  ac  ter  is  tic 
hi  e  ro  glyph  ic 
math  e  ma  ti  cian 
un  cir  cum  cis  ion. 


Ex  ten  u  a  tion 
for  ti  fi  ca  lion 
fruc  ti  fi  ca  tion 
grat  i  ^  ca  tion 
glo  ri  fi  ca  tion 
in  ter  pre  ta  tion 
me  ii  o  ra  tion 
mul  ti  pli  ca  tion 
or  gan  i  za  tion 
per  am  bu  la  tion 
pre  des  ti  na  tion 
pro  nun  ci  a  tion 
qual  i  fi  ca  tion 
re  gen  er  a  tion 
re  nun  ci  a  tion 
re  tal  i  a  tion 
rat  i  fi  ca  tion 
sane  ti  f\  ca  tion 
sig  ni  fi  ca  tion 


A  man  u  en  sis 
a  pol  o  get  ic 
ex  per  i  men  tal 
mis  ap  pre  hen  sion 
mis  rep  re  sent  ed 
6U  per  in  ten  dent 
whith  er  so  ev  er 
An  i  mad  ver  sion 
Cir  cum  lo  cu  tion 
cir  cum  vo  lu  tion 


120  CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 

Some  persons  who  do  not  intend  to  tell  fiilselioods, 
are  yet  in  the  habit  of  stating  things  greatly  beyond 
the  truth.  We  must  never  do  this ;  but  must  take  eare 
to  relate  facts  exactly  as  they  are. 

A  boy  once  said  to  his  father,  Pa,  I  saw  an  immense 
number  of  dogs  in  our  street  last  night ;  five  hundred, 
I  am  sure. 

His  liither  told  him  that  was  impossible.  Well,  said 
the  son,  there  were  at  least  a  hundred.  No,  said  his 
father,  there  are  not  a  hundred  dogs  in  the  whole  town. 

The  boy  then  said  he  saw  at  least  ten  ;  but  his  father 
said  he  did  not  believe  that  he  had  seen  even  ten.  Any 
how,  said  the  boy,  I  know  I  saw  our  dog  and  another 
one. 

So  he  had  seen  only  two  dogs,  but  called  them  five 
hundred ! 


Accent  on  the  second  syllable.  f 

De  clam  a  to  ry  In  es  ti  ma  ble 

de  fam  a  to  ry  im  pen  e  tra  ble 

ex  plan  a  to  ry-  in  sep  a  ra  ble 

de  clar  a  to  ry  Con  serv  a  to  ry    • 

pre  par  a  to  ry  ob  serv  a  to  ry 

in  flam  ma  to  rj  E  pis  to  la  ry 

im  a  gi  na  yj  pre  lira  i  na  ry 

vo  cab  u  la  ry  re  sid  u  a  ry 

Con  fcc  tion  e  ry  sub  sid  i  a  ry 

con  fed  er  a  cy  pro  hib  i  to  ry 

de  gen  er  a  cy  'A  bom  i  na  ble 

ef  lem  i  na  cy  in  tol  er  a  ble 

in  del  i  ca  cy  a  poth  e  ca  ry  • 

in  vet  er  a  cy  in  vol  un  ta  ry 

dis  pen  sa  to  ry  de  pos  i  to  tj 

CO  tern  po  ra  jj  de  rog  a  to  ry 

he  red  i  ta  \y  pre  men  i  to  ry 

in  cen  di  a  ry  In  du  bi  ta  bly 

sti  pen  di  a  ry  sa  lu  ta  to  ry 

un  ne  ces  sa  ry  un  u  su  al  ly 


CONFEDERATE    SPELLINO   BOOK.  121 

Once  there  was  a  sick  man  wlio  told  a  visiting 
friend  that  he  had  thrown  up  something  as  black  as  a 
cro^\^ 

His  friend  went  away,  and  told  a  person  that  the 
sick  man  said  he  had  thrown  up  a  black  crow. 

This  person  told  another  man  that  the  sick  man  said 
he  had  thrown  up  two  black  crows. 

The  last  man  reported  that  the  sick  man  said  he  had 
thrown  up  three  black  crows. 

This  story  made  the  people  wonder  very  much  ;  but 
when  the  sick  man  heard  of  it,  he  told  them  what  ho 
had  really  said,  and  how  it  had  been  changed  in  tell- 
ing it» 

So  the  people  then  saw  that  qvqtj  one  who  repeated 
the  story  had  added  something  to  it,  and  in  this  man- 
ner had  greatly  changed  it  from  the  truth ;  and  they 
said  that  persons  ought  always  to  listen  carefully,  and 
to  repeat  a  thing  exactly  as  it  is  told  to  them.  And 
they  called  it  the  story  of  the  Three  Black  Crows. 


Accent  911  the  third  syllable. 

Si  mul  ta  ne  ous  Con  ti  gu  i  ty 

sue  ce  da  ne  ous  con  ti  nu  i  ty 

In  ter  me  di  ate  in  ere  du  li  ty 

ma  gis  te  ri  al  Dis  in  gen  u  ou3 

De  mo  n  i  a  cal  e  van  gel  i  cal 

no  to  ri  e  ty  in  dis  pen  sa  ble 

Ac  ri  mo  ni  ous  in  ef  feet  u  al 

cer  e  mo  ni  al  iu  tel  lect  u  al 

pat  ri  mo  ni  al  in  fi  del  i  ty 

e  qua  to  ri  al  in  sin  cer  i  ty 

im  me  mo  rial  par  lia  ment  a  ry 

sen  a  to  ri  al  sup  pie  ment  a  ry 

un  con.  trol  la  ble  tes  ta  ment  a  ry 


122  CONFEDERATE    SPELLING    BOOK. 

MAKE  HOME  HAPPY. 

Whatever  brawls  disturb  the  street, 
There  should  be  peace  at  home. 

Where  sisters  dwell,  and  brothers  meet, 
Quarrels  should  never  come. 

Birds  in  their  little  nests  agree  ; 

And  't  is  a  shameful  sight 
When  children  of  one  family 

Fall  out,  and  chide,  and  fight ! 

Let  gentle  words,  and  deeds  of  love, 

Our  daily  conduct  show  ; 
Thus  shall  we  honor  God  above. 

And  happy  live  below. 


Cir  cum  am  bi  ent '  Ca  pa  bil  i  ty 

il  le  gal  i  ty  con  san  guin  i  ty 

in  hu  man  i  ty  dis  a  bil  i  ty 

lib  er  al  i  ty  du  ra  bil  i  ty 

per  son  al  i  ty  fea  si  bil  i  ty 

prob  lem  at  i  cal  flex  i  bil  i  ty 

pu  sil  Ian  i  mous  im  mo  bil  i  ty 
Ar  is  toe  ra  cy               .  in  a  bil  i  ty 

in  e  qual  i  ty  in  ci  vil  i  ty 

me  di  oc  ri  ty  in  sta  bil  i  ty 

phra  se  ol  o  gy  in  u  til  i  ty 

sin  u  OS  i  ty  ris  i  bil  i  ty 

An  ni  ver  sa  ry  ver  sa  til  i  ty 

in  de  ter  mi  nate  vol  a  til  i  ty 

im  per  tnth  a  ble  u  na  nim  i  tj 


CONFEDERATE   SPELLING   BOOK.  123 

WORDS  OF  SIX  SYLLABLES. 

Accent  on  the  fourth  syllable. 

Dis  cip  li  na  ri  an  Com  pat  i  bil  i  ty 

pre  des  ti  na  ri  an  di  vis  i  bil  i  ty 

ex  tern  po  ra  ne  ous  gen  er  al  is  si  mo 

En  cy  do  pe  di  a  im  mu  ta  bil  i  ty 

het  e  ro  ge  ne  ous  im  pos  si  bil  i  ty 

In  quis  i  to  ri  al  im  prob  a  bil  i  ty 

me  di  a  to  ri  al  in  ca  pa  bil  i  ty 

An  te  di  lu  vi  an  in  cred  i  bil  i  ty 

II  lib  er  al  i  ty  in  fal  li  bil  i  ty 

in  hos  pi  tal  i  ty      "  in  flam  ma  bil  i  ty 

in  stru  men  tal  i  ty  in  flex  i  bil  i  ty 
spir  it  u  al  i  ty                '    in  sen  si  bil  i  ty 

un  i  ver  sal  i  ty  sus  cep  ti  bil  i  ty 

dis  sim  i  lar  i  ty  Im  pet  u  os  i  ty 

ir  reg  u  lar  i  ty  in  fe  ri  or  i  ty 

par  tic  u  lar  i  ty  su  pe  ri  or  i  ty 


The  capital  of  a  country  or  state  is  the  city 
in  which  the  chief  officers  of  the  government 
reside  or  assemble.  The  building  in  which  the 
legislative  body  meets  is  called  the  Capitol. 


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WOEDS  OF  SEVEN  SYLLABLES. 

Accent  on  the  fifth  syllable. 


Val  e  tu  di  na  ri  an 
Im  ma  te  ri  al  i  ty 
in  di  vid  u  al  i  ty 
per  pen  did  u  lar  i  ty 
Im  mal  le  a  bil  i  ty 
im  pen  e  tra  bil  i  ty 


In  com  pat  i  bil  i  ty 
in  com  pres  si  bil  i  ty 
in  de  fen  si  bil  i  ty 
in  di  vis  i  bil  i  ty 
in  el  i  gi  bil  i  ty 
ir  re  sist  i  bil  i  ty 


WORDS  OF  EIGHT  SYLLABLES. 

Accent  on  the  sixth  syllable. 

In  com  pre  hen  si  bil  i  ty  Un  in  tel  li  gi  bil  i  ty 


Words  in  which  all  the  vowels  are  found. 
Fa  ce  tious  ly       gre  ga  ri  ous  ly       un  ques  tion  a  bly 


NAMES  OF   THK   MONTHS. 

Jan  u  a  ry 
Feb  ru  a  ry 
March 
A  pril 
May 
June 
July 
Au  gust 
Sep  tern  ber 
Oc  to  ber 
No  vem  ber 
De  cem  ber 


DATS  OP   THK   'WEKK, 

Sun  day 
Mon  day 
Tues  day 
Wednes  day 
Thurs  day 
.  Fri  day 
Sat  ur  day 

NAMES  OF  TUB  SEASONS. 

Spring 
Sum  mer 
Au  tumn 
Win  tor 


Thirty  days  has  September, 
April,  June,  and  November, 
All  the  rest  have  thirty-one, 
Excepting  February  alone, 
To  which  wQ  twenty-eight  assign, 
Till  leap-year  gives  it  twenty-nine. 


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FIGURES  AND  NUMBERS. 


1 

I  One 

45 

XLV  Forty-five 

2 

II  Two 

50 

L  Fifty 

3 

III  Three 

55 

LV  Fifty- five 

4 

IV  Foiir 

60 

LX  Sixty 

5 

V  Five 

65 

LXV  Sixty-five 

6 

VI  Six 

70 

LXX  Seventy 

7 

VII  Sevoa 

75 

LXXV  Seventy-five 

8 

VIII  Eight 

80 

LXXX  Eighty 

9 

IX  Nine 

85 

LXXXV  Eidity-five 

10 

X  Ten 

90 

XC  Ninety 

11 

XI  Eleven 

95 

XCV  Ninety  five 

12 

XII  Twelve 

100 

C  One  hundred 

13 

XIII  Thirteen 

200 

CO  Two  hundred 

14 

XIV  Fourteen 

300 

CCC  Three  hundred 

15 

XV  Fifteen 

400 

COCO  Four  hundred 

16 

XVI  iSixteen 

500 

D  Five  hundred 

17 

XVII  Seventen 

600 

DC  Six  hundred 

18 

XVIII  Eighteen 

700 

DCC  Seven  hundred 

19 

XIX  Nineteen 

800 

DCCC  Eight  hundred 

20 

XX  Twenty 

900 

DCCCO  Nine  hundred 

25 

XXV  Twenty-livo 

1000 

M  One  thonsand 

30 

XXX  Thirty 

18G5 

MDCCCLXV 

85 

XXXV  Thirty-five 

One  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty 

40 

XL  Forty 

live. 

ORDINAL  NUMBERS. 


First 

1st 

Ninth 

9ih 

Seventeenth 

17th 

Second 

.2d 

Tenth 

10th 

Eighteenth 

18th 

Third 

8d 

Eleventh 

11th 

Nineteenth 

19th 

Fourth 

4th 

Twelfth 

]2th 

Twentieth 

20th 

Fifth 

5th 

Thirteenth 

13th 

Twentv  first 

2l8t 

Sixth 

6th 

Fourteenth 

IJth 

Thirtieth 

30th 

Seventh 

7th 

Fifteenth 

■15fh 

One  hundredth 

100th 

Eighth 

8th 

Sixteenth 

16th 

One  thousandth 

1000th 

126  C«NFEDERATE   SPELLING    BOOK. 


PART  IV. 


PROPER  XAMES,  OR  NAMES  OF   PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


Accent  on  the  first  sijllahle. 


A  a  ron 
Abel 
A  bra  ham 
A  mos 
A  sa 
A  sia 
Caleb 
Cam  bridge 
Da  vid 
Ga  bri  el 
Ja  cob 
James 
Jane 
Maine 
Ma  ry 
Na  than 
Ra  chel 
Ealph 
Sa  rah. 
Ce  sar 
Ce  lia 
De  lia 
E  gypt 
E  li 
E  noch 
E  phfaim 
E  rie 
E  sail 
E  than 


Felix 
Green  wich 
Le  vi 
Pe  ter 
Phe  be 
Pe  ters  burg 
Ste  phen 
The  o  dore 
Wheel  ing 
Cy  rus 
Di  11  ah 
I  o  wa 
Ire  land 
I  saac 
I  sham 
Mi  chael 
ehi  loh 
Si  las 
Si  inon 
Bo  na  parte 
Chlo  e 
Job 
Jo  el 
Jo  nah 
Jo  seph 
Mo  ses 
No  all 
Po  land 
Ports  month 


Eu  rope 
J3ugh 
Bo  us  ton 
Ju  dilh 
Ju  lia 
Ju  li  us 
Ju  ni  us 
Lew  is 
Lou  is  ville 
Lu  cy 
Lu  ther 
New  ark 
New  ton 
Prus  sia 
Pus  sia 
Peu  ben 
Ru  fus 
Ruth 

Schuyl  kill 
Su  sau 
Al  ba  ny 
A  us  tri  a 
Aus  tin 
Bal  ti  more 
Craw  ford 
Mai  ta 
Mau  rice 
Taun  ton 
Wal  ter 


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Kind  words  are  easily  spoken,  and  do  not 
blister  the  tongue  ;  and  they  make  others  happy. 
But  harsh  words  are  sometimes  harder  to  bear 
than  blows. 

Little  Henry  was  bright  and  happy,  and 
playing  about  the  room.  But  his  large  brother, 
Charles,  spoke  roughly  to  him  ;  and  then  his 
jsmiles  all  went  away, "  and  his  eyes  filled  with 
tears,  and  his  little  heart  felt,  as  if  it  would 
break. 

Charles  felt  soj^y  for  what  he  had  done  :  so 
he  took  little  Henry  in  his  arms,  aftd  spoke 
gently  to  him,  and  told  him  he  loved  him  ;  and 
little  Henry's  smiles  soon  came  back,  and  he 
was  happy  again.  And  Charles  said  he  w^ould 
not  speak  roughly  any  more. 


Ah  i  gail  An  drew  Frank  fort 

-Ab  ing  don  An  na  ■"       Frank  lin 

Ab  ner  Anno  Gal  i  lee 

Ab  sa  lorn  An  tlio  ny  Gal  ves  ton 

Ac  CO  mac  Bab  y  Ion  Gan  ges 

Ad  am         -  Bran  dy  wine  Glas  gow 

Ad  di  son  Cal  ais     •  Hal  i  lax 

Af  ri  ca  Can  a  da  Ham  burg 

Ag  nes  Can  ter  bu  ry  Ham  il  ton 

Al  bert  Car  o  line  Hamp  shire 

Al  fred  Catli  a  rine  Hamp  ton 

Al  ice  Cliand  ler  Han  nah 

A 1  pile  us  Chat  ham  Han  o  ver 

Alps  Clar  ence  Har  ri  et 

Am  a  zon  Dan  iel  Har  ri  son 

Am  bn^se  Fal  mouth  liar  ris  burg 

Am  lierst  France  Jack  son 

Amsterdam  Fi'an  ccs  Lan  caster 

An  des  Fran  cis  Laz  a  rus 


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SPEAK  GEXTLY. 

Speak  gently  to  the  little  child  ; 

Its  love  be  sure  to  gain  ; 
Teach  it,  in  accents  soft  and  mild  ; 

It  may  not  long  remain. 

Speak  gently  to  the  young  ;  for  they 

Will  have  enough  to  bear  ; 
Pass  through  this  life  as  best  they  may, 

'T  is  full  of  anxious  care. 

Speak  gently,  kindly,  to  the  poor ; 

Let  no  harsh  tone  be  heard  ; 
They  have  enough  the}''  must  endure, 

Without  an  unkind  word. 


Mad  i  son 
Man  ches  ter 
Mans  field 
Mat  thew 
Nan  se  mond 
Nash  ville 
Natch  ez 
Naz  a  reth 
Pal  es  tine 
Pam  li  CO 
Par  is 

Pas  quo  tank 
Pat  rick 
Ran  dolph 
Sam  son 
Sam  u  el 
Staun  ton 
Thad  de  us 
Yal  en  tine 


Arch  i  bald 
Ar  kan  sas 
Ar  thur 
Charles 
Charles  ton 
Char  lotte 
Mar  ga  ret 
Mar  tha 
Mar  tin 
Bed  ford 
Ben  e  diet 
Ben  ja  min 
Beth  le  hem 
Beth  el 
Bev  er  ly 
Ches  ter  field 
Del  a  ware 
Den  mark 
Ed  gar 


Ed  mund 

Ed  ward 

Ed  win 

El  ea  nor 

El  len     . 

Em  i  ly 

Em  ma 

Es  sex 

Est  her 

Fred  er  ick 

Fred  er  icks  burg 

Greg  o  ry 

Hel  en 

Hen  ry 

Jef  fer  son 

Jer  i  cho 

Jes  se 

Leb  a  non 

Leice  ster 


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THE  OLD  MAN'S  COMFORTS. 

You  are  old,  Father  William,  the  young  man  cried  ; 

The  few  locks  which  are  left  you  are  gray. 
You. are  hale,  Father  William,  a  hearty  old  man; 

Now  tell  me  the  reason,  I  pray. 

In  the  days  of  my  youth.  Father  William  replied^ 
I  remeuibcred  that  youth  would  fly  fast ; 

And  abused  not  my  health  and  my  vigor  at  first, 
That  I  never  might  need  them  at  last. 

You  are  old.  Father  Willi^n,  the  young  man  cried  } 

And  pleasures  with  youm  pass  away  ; 
And  yet  you  lament  not  the  days  that  are  gone; 

Now  tell  me  the  reason,  I  pray. 


Lem  II  el  Gid  e  on  Prince  ton 

Leon  ard  Gil  bert  Rich  ard 

Lex  ing  toU  Guil  ford  Eicli  inond 

Mer  e  dith  Ich  a  bod  Scip  i  o 

Mex  i  CO  In  dia  Si  ci  ly 

Ma  ry  land  In  dian  Sid  ney 

Nel  son  Is  ra  el  Sim  e  on 

Pen  die  ton  Lim  er  ick  Smith  field 

Read  ing  Lin  coin  Syr  a  case 

Sen  c  ca  Lyd  i  a  Syr  i  a 

Sev  em  Mich  i  gan        '  Tim  o  thy 

Tex  .as  Mid  die  burg  Ticks  burg 

Tren  ton  Mil  dred  Yin  cent 

Bris  tol  Mil  ledge  ville    Wil  Ham 

Chick  a  saw**  Nicli  o  la's  AVil  liams  burs 

Chris  to  piicr  Nin  e  veh  Wil  ming  ton 

Clif  ton  Phil  ip  Wil  son 

Eng  land  Pitts  bur^  Win  chcs  ter 
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In  the  days  of  my  youth,  Father  William  replied, 
I  remembered  that  youth  could  not  last; 

I  thought  of  the  future,  whatever  I  did, 
That  I  never  might  grieve  for  the  past. 

You  are  old,  Father  William,  the  young  man  cried ; 

And  life  must  be  hastening  away  ; 
You  are  cheerful,  and  love  to  converse  upon  death; 

Now  tell  me  the  reason,  I  pray. 

I  am  cheerful,  young  man.  Father  A7illiam  replied; 

Let  the  cause  thy  attention  engage  : 
In  the  days  of  my  youth  I  remembered  my  God, 

And  he  hath  not  forgotmi  my  age.  * 


Dor  cas 
Dor  ches  ter 
Flor  ence 
Florida 
George 
Geor  gia 
Glouce  ster 
Hor  ace 
Law  re  nee 
Nor  folk 
Nor  way 
Or  ange 
Or  e  goii 
Or  lo  ans 
Esileigh 
Sal  is  bu  ry 
Thorn  ton 
Wal  ter 
Y^ork 


Bos  ton 
Con  cord 
John 

Jon  a  than 
Josh  u  a 
Knox  ville 
01  i  ver 
Ox  ford 
Prov  i  dence 
Rock  ing  ham 
Rob  ert 
Rod  ney 
Ro  ger 
Rot  ter  dam 
Scot  land 
Sol  o  mon 
Thom  as 
Thomp  son 
Wash  ing  ton 


Brims  wick 
Buf  fa  lo 
Berke  ley 
Bir  ming  ham 
Cul  pep  per 
Cum  ber  land 
Doug  las 
Dub  lin 
Dud  ley 
Dur  ham 
Ger  ma  ny 
Hud  son 
Hum  phey 
Lon  don 
Som  er  set 
Suffolk 
Sul  li  van 
Sus  sex 
Tur  key 


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FROM  THE  NINETEENTH  PSALM. 

The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  Grod  ;  and 
the  firmament  showeth  his  handiworlt. 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and  night 
unto  night  showeth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language  where  their 
voice  is  not  heard. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 
which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his 
chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run 
a  race. 


Accerit 

An  nap  o  lis 
At  Ian  ta 
At  Ian  tic 
Beth  ab  a  ra 
Da  mas  cus 
Ha  van  a 
Ma  nas  sas 
Mi  am  i 
Na  than  iel 
New  Hamp  shire 
Ni  ag  a  ra 
Nortii  amp  ton 
Ri  van  na 
Sa  van  nah 
Su  san  nah 
Amer  i  ca 
Con  nect  i  cut 
Fay  ette 
Lo  ren  zo 
Pe  nel  o  pe 
Re  b'^c  ca 
Sche  nee  ta  dy 
Vi  en  na 


on  the  second-  syllable. 


A  quil  a 
Bra  zil 
E  liz  a  beth 
Ma  drid 
Pa  cif  ic 
Tom  big  bee 
Yir  gin  ia 
CJ  lys  ses 
A  pol  los 
Dah  Ion  e  ga 
Mo  roc  CO 
Ver  mont 
New  York 
New  Or  le  ans 
Au  gus  ta 
Au  gus  tus 
Co  lum  bus 
Co  lum  bi  a 
Ken  tuck  y 
Mont  gom  e  ry 
New  Jer  sey 
San  dus  ky 
Te  cum  strh 


A  me  lia 
Cor  de  lia 
Lu  ce  lia 
Lu  ere  tia 
Lou  1  sa 
Pe  dee 
Zac  che  us 
E  h  as 
E  li  jah 
E  li  sha 
E  li  za 
Ma  ri  a 
So  phi  a 
O  hi  o 
Na  po  le  on 
Po  to  mac 
Mon  roe 
Roan  oke 
Je  ru  sa  lem 
Mis  sou  ri 
Cal  houn 
Ka  naw  ha 
Cho  wan 


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The  spacious  firmament  nn  high, 

With  all  the  blue  etlierial  sky, 

And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 

Their  great  original  pioclaim. 

The  unwearied  sun  from  day  to  day, 

Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 

And  publishes,  to  every  land, 

The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 

Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 

The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale. 

And  nightly,  to  tlie  listening  earth, 

Hepeats  the  story  of  her  birth 

While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn. 

And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 

Confirm  the  tidings  as  ihey  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 


Accent  on  the  third  syllahle., 

Al  a  bam  a  A  bys  sin  ia  Car  o  li  na 

Al  be  marie  Cor  pus  Chris  ti  IJez  e  ki  ah 

Alexander  Mis  ms  sip  pi  Jeremiali 

Al  ex  an  dria  Chich  a  ho(n  i  ny  Min  ne  so.  ta 

Ap  po  mat  tox  Cal  i  for  nia  O  ro  no  co 

Chris  ti  an  a  Mat  a  gor  da  Pen  sa  co  la 

Cin  cin  nat  i  Alle  gha  ny  San  An  to  ni  o 

Col  o  rad  o  A  us  tral  a  sia  8ar  a  to  ga 

In  di  an  a  Co  pen  ha  gen  Shen  an  do  ah 

Gua  te  mal  a  Penn  syl  va  nia  Bat  on  Kouge 

iN'ar  ra  gan  set  Ab  er  deen  Chat  ta  hooch  ee 

Rap  pa  han  nock  Cher  o  kee  AVith  la  cooch  ee 

Sus  que  han  nah  Ches  a  peako  Chat  ta  noo  ga 

Tal  la  has  see  Eb  e  ne  zer  Gua  de  loupe 

Hen  ri  et  ta  Gen  e  see  Mas  sa  chu  setts 

Is  a  bel  la  Nic  o  de  mus  Pas  ca  gou  la 

Har  peis  Fer  ry  Pol  y  ne  sia  "Tal  la  poo  sa 

Phil  a  del  phi  a  Ten  nes  see  Tus  ca  loo  so 


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PART  V. 


WORDS   PRONOUNCED    ALIKE,  OR   NEARLY  SO,  BU  ?   SPELLED 
DIFFERENTLY,  AND  DISTINGUISHED  BY  THEIR  MEANINGS. 


Ail,  to  be  sick, 
uie,  maU  liquor. 

air,  the  atmosphcrG. 

heir,  one  who  inherits, 
all,  the  whole, 
awl,*  a  shoeuiakcr's  instrumont.' 

al  tar,  a  place  for  offerings. 

al  tor,  to  clifuige. 
ant.  a  liitle  insect, 
aunt,  a  parent's  sister. 

arc,  pait  of  a  circle. 

ark,  a  vessel 
as  cent,  inclination  upwards, 
as  sent,  agraenient. 

bail,  sutety  for  another. 

bale,  a  box  or  bundle  of  goods, 
ball,  a  round' body, 
bawl;  to  cry  aloud. 

bare,  naked. 

bear,  a  wild  beast ;  to  support, 
base,  mcHn  ;   low. 
bass,  or  base,  in  music. 

be,  to  exist. 

bee,  an  insect, 
beach,  laud  bordering  on  water, 
beech,  a  tree. 

beet,  a  root. 

beat,  to  sirTke. 
beau,  a  gay  young  mnn. 
bow,  for  shooting  arrows. 

beer,  a  malt  liquor. 

bier,  for  carrying  the  dead. 
beU,  for  ringing, 
belle,  a  gay  lady. 

ber  ry,  a  small  fruit. 

bu  ry,    to    place    under    the 
ground, 
berth,  sloepiny-placo  in  a  ship, 
birth,  couiiug  into  life. 

blew,  dii  blow. 

biue,  a  dark  color, 
boll,  a  ])od  of  cotton  or  flax, 
bowl,  a  round  yesscl. 


bo  rough,  a  town. 

bur  row,  to   scratch   holes   in 
the  ground, 
borne,  carried, 
bourn,  a  limit;  boundary. 

bo;gh,  a  branch  of  a  tree. 

bow,  to  bend, 
brake,  for  stopping  tbe  cars, 
break,  to  soparaLe  by  lorce. 

bread,  f'r  eating. 

bred,  brought  up. 
bruit,  a  noise, 
brute,  a  heast. 

but.  except, 

butt,  a  large  cask, 
buy,  to  purchase, 
by,  near  to. 

call,  to  cry  out. 

caul,  a  net  or  membrane, 
cal  en  dar,  an  almanac  ;  register, 
cal  en  der,  to  smooth  cloth. 

calm,  quiet. 

cam,  pi  ejection  on  a  ■wheel, 
can,,  to  be  able, 
can,  a  vessel. 

can  non,  a  very  large  gun. 

can  on,  a  law  or  rule, 
can  vas,  coarse  cloth, 
can  vass,  to  examine. 

cede,  to  yield;  transfer. 

seed,  for  planting.     • 
ceil,  to  pUster  thelop  of  a  room. 
seal,  to  fasten. 

cell,  a  holg;  a  prison. 

sell,  to  dispose  of. 
cen  ser,  for  burning  incense, 
cen  sor,  a  critic. 

cent,  a  piece  of  money. 

eccnt,  smell. 

sent,  did  send, 
choir,  a  band  of  singers, 
quire,  24  sheets  of  paper, 


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cliol  er,  anger. 

col  lar,  for  tlie  neck, 
chord,  line  in  a  circle, 
tord,  a  small  rope. 

<limb,  to  mount  up. 

clime,  region  ;  climate, 
cite,  to  summon 
Bight,  power  of  seeing, 
fiite,  situation. 

clause,  part  of  a  sentence. 

claws,  feet  of  a  bird, 
close,  to  shut  up. 
clothep,  garments. 

coarse,  not  fine. 

course,  order ;  direction, 
corps,  a  boiiy  of  soldiers, 
core,  the  heart. 

com  pie  ment,  full  number. 

com  pli  ment,  kind  words, 
coun  cil,  an  assembly, 
coun  sel,  advice. 

con  sin,  a  relation. 

coz  en,  to  cheat, 
creak,  to  make  a  noise, 
creek,  a  stream  of  water. 

cur  rant,  a  garden  fruit. 

eur  rent,  ruaniug  water, 
cym  bal,  a  musical  instrument. 
Bvm  bol,  a  sign. 

cyg  net,  a  young  swan. 

sig  net,  a  seal, 
dam,  to  stop  water, 
damn,  to  condemn. 

dear,  of  great  value. 

deer,  an  active  animal, 
dew,  that  falls  at  night. 
due,  owing. 

die,  to  expire. 

dye,  to  color, 
dire,  dreacjful, 
dy  er,  one  who  dies  cloth. 

doe,  a  female  deer. 

dough,  for  making  bread, 
dun,  to  press  ior  money  ;  acolor. 
done,  finished 

ear,  to  hear  with. 

ere,  before, 
earn,  to  gaiu  by  labor, 
urn,  a  vessel. 

east,  toward  sunrise. 

yeast,  for  making  bread. 


eye,  to  see  with. 
1,  myself. 

fain,  gladly. 

fane,  a  temple. 

feign,  to  pretend, 
faint,  weary  ;  weak, 
feint,  a  pretence 

fare,   food ;    money   paid   for 
passage. 

fair,  beautiful ;  clear, 
feat,  an  exploit, 
feet,  for  standing  on. 

fel  low,  an  equal. 

fel  loe,  part  of  a  wheel, 
fir,  a  kind  of  tree, 
fur,  soft  hair. 

flea,  an  insect. 

flee,  to  run. 
flew,  did  fly. 
flue,  passage  for  smoke. 

flour,  ground  wheat. 

flow  er,  a  blossom, 
fore,  before, 
four,  twice  two. 

forth,  abroad. 

fourth,  next  to  third, 
foul,  filthy, 
fowl,  a  bird. 

freeze,  to  congeal. 

frieze,  part  of  a  column.  . 
gate,  a  kind  of  door, 
gait,  manner  of  moving. 

gib,  covered  over  with  gold. 

guilt,  crime  ;  tin. 
grate,  for  burning  coal, 
great,  large  ^" 

gra  ter,  for  rasping  nutmegs. 

great  er,  larger, 
groan,  to  moan, 
grown,  increased. 

hail,  frozen  rain ;  to  call  to. 

hale,  healthy, 
hair,  of  the  head, 
hare,  a  small  animal. 

hall,  a  large  room  or  entrance 
chamber. 

haul,  to  drag, 
hart,  a  female  doer, 
heart,  the  seat  of  life. 

herd,  a  drove  or  flock. 

heard,  did  hear. 


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heal,  to  cure. 

heel,  part  of  the  foot. 

heai'.  to  perceive  by  the  ear.    . 

here,  in  this  place, 
hie,  to  hasten, 
high,  lofty. 

high  er,  more  lofty. 

hire,  wages, 
him,  himself." 
hymn,  a  sacred  song. 

hole,  an  opening. 

•whole,  entire ;  unbroken, 
ho  ly.  pure  ;  divine, 
whol  ly,  entirely. 

hour,  sixty  minutes, 

our,  belonging  to  u.s. 
i  die,  unemplojed;  lazy, 
i  doi,  an  image. 

in,  within. 

inu,  a  tavern, 
in  diet,  to  accuse  in  court.  % 

indite,  to  express  in  writing. 

isle,  an  island. 

aisle,  a  pass  way  in  a  church, 
jam,  preserved  fruit;  to  squeeze, 
jamb,  sidepost  of  a  door. 

kill,  to  deprive  of  life. 

kiln,  for  burning  bricks, 
knave,  a  rogue, 
nave,  the  hub  of  a  wheeL 

knead,  to  work  dough. 

need,  want;  necessity, 
knew,  did  know, 
new,  not  old  ;  fresh. 

knight,  a  title. 

niglit,  darkness, 
knit,    to    join  ;     to    weave     by 

stiches 
nit,  egg  of  an  insect. 

knot,  made  by  tying. 

not,  for  denying, 
know,  to  have  knowledge, 
no,  not. 

lade,  to  load  ;  to  dip. 

laid,  placed, 
lain,  did  lie. 
lane,  a  narrow  road  or  street. 

lan^^-h,  to  cast;   to  dart. 

launch,  to  move  a  ship, 
leak,  to  run  out. 
leek,  a  root, 


lead,  a  metal, 
led,-  did  lead. 

\oa,  an  enclosed  fi-^ld. 

lee,  opposite  to  the  wind, 
leaf,  part  of  a  plant. 
lief,  willingly. 

les  sen,  to.  make  less. 

Its  sou,  something  to  be  learned 
li  ar,  one  who  tells  lies, 
lyre,  a  harp. 

lie.  an  untruth. 

lye,  fi>r  maki'ig  soap. 
11  ttb,  an  arm  or  leg;  part  of  a  tree, 
limn,  to  draw  or  ])aiut. 

lock,  for' fastening  a  door. 

lo.  h,  a  lake, 
made,  finished, 
maid,  an  unmarried  woman. 

icain,  chief. 

'  mane,  hare  on  a  horse's  neck. 
maize,  Indian  corn, 
maze,  a  labyrinth. 

mail,  bag  of  letters. 

male,  of  the  he  kind, 
mall,  a  wooden  hammer, 
maul,  to  beat. 

man  ner,  custom. 

man  or,  tract  of  land, 
man  tel,  a  chimney-piece, 
man  tie,  a  garment. 

mar  phal,  an  officer. 

mar  tial,  warlike. 
mar  tin,  a  kind  of  swallow, 
mar  ten,  a  weasel. 

mean, -low ;  base. 

mien,  visage, 
meat,  flesh. 

meet,  to  come  togeJier, 
mete,  to  measure. 

met  al,  such  as  gold,  iron,  el». 

met  tie,  spirit;  courage. 
mewl,  to  cry. 
mule,  an  animal. 

might,  power. 

mite,  a  very  small  in?oct. 
mi  ner,  one  who  works  in  mines, 
mi  nor,  under  151  years  of  age. 

moan,  to  g'-ieve. 

mown,  cut  down, 
moat,  a  ditch, 
mote  a  small  particle. 


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more,  a  greater  part, 
mow  er,  one  who  mows. 

nay.  no. 

Bciiih,  as  a  horse, 
oar,  for  rowing  a  boat, 
ore,  vin refined  metal. 

<>ne,  a  pinijh*  thing. 

von.  did  win. 
pal  ate,  part  ot  the  month, 
pal  let,  n  b^d. 

pale,  a  ligbt  color. 

pail,  a  wooden  tub. 
pane,  of  glass, 
pain,  distress. 

pair,  a  couple. 

pare,  to  peel. 

pear,  a  fruit, 
pan  el,  a  square  in  a  door, 
pan  nel,  a  kind  of  saddle. 

pa  tience,  calmness. 

pa  tients,  fcick  people, 
pause,  to  sto]). 
paws,  feet  of  a  beast. 

ppace,  quietness. 

piece,  a  part, 
peer,  a  nobleman  ;  an  equal, 
pier,  support  of  a  bridge. 

plain,  a  lev<l  eouniry. 

plane,  to  make  smooth, 
plate,  silver, 
plait,  a  fold. 

}>lum,  a  fi-uit. 

jjlumb,  perpendicular, 
pray,  lo  beseech, 
prey,  to  plunder. 

prac  tice,  habit. 

))rac  tise,  to  do  by  habit, 
prin  ci  pal,  chief. 
prin  ci  pie.  rule  of  action. 

pore,  a  small  opening. 

pour,  to  run  in  a  stream, 
pole,  a  long  stick, 
poll,  the  head. 

prof  it,  giin. 

proph  et,  one  who  foretells, 
rain,  trom  fie  clouds, 
rein,  part  of.  a  bridle, 
reig  '.  to  lule  as  a  king. 

raise,  to  lift  up. 

raze,  to  demolish. 


rend,  b>  |.: . 'ii- .n  .lo  Avords. 
ree<l,  a  jilant. 

rap.  lo  ^trike. 

wiMp,  to  fold  up. 
red,  a  cobr. 
read,  did  road. 
.    reek,  to  cmitBteam  or  vapor. 

wreak,  lo  revenge, 
rest,  ease  ;  quiet, 
wrest,  to  tike  by  force. 

ring,  a  circle 

Avrijig,  t )  twist, 
right,  just;  true, 
rile,  a  cremony. 
write,  10  make  letters  with  a  pen. 
Wright,  a  woi  kmau. 

r^»ad,  a  passway  for  travellers. 

rode,  did  ride, 
roe,  a  'etuale  deer, 
row,  things  in  a  line. 
4  rood,  fourth  part  of  an  acre. 

rude,  uncivil;   rou^^h. 
rote,  by  m-  m  ry. 
wrote,  did  wrie. 

rab  bet,  to  join. 

rab  bit.  a  little  animal, 
sail,  for  moving  a  ship, 
sale,  act  of  selling. 

sea,  the  ocean. 

see,  to  behold, 
seam,  made  with  a  needle, 
seem,  to  appear. 

sear,  to  jjarch. 

seer,  a  prophet. 

sere,  wiiliei-od. 
seas,  great  waters, 
sees,  doth  see. 
seize,  to  lay  hold  of. 

scene,  an  exaibitiou. 

seen,  beheld. 

seine,  a  fish  net. 
se  nior,  elder, 
seign  ior,  a  tile  of  rank, 

shear,  to  .cut  with  shears. 

sheer,  unmixed  ;  simple, 
sign,  a  token, 
ciino,  a  line  ia  a  circle. 

slay,  to  kill. 

sleigh,  a  carriugo  used  to  run 
in  snow. 

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sleight,  skill. 
Blight,  to  neglect. 

soar,  to  mouut  up. 

sore,  a  hurt, 
so,  in  such  a  manner. 
BGW,  with  a  needle. 
sow.  to  scatt'-r  ^eed. 

sole,  bottom  of  the  foot. 

soul,  the  spirit, 
some,  a  part, 
sum,  tho  whole. 

sloo,  a  wild  plum. 

slow,  not  swift, 
son,  a  m  ile  child, 
sun,  the  source  ol  light. 

stake,  a  post ;  a  pledge. 

steak,  a  slice  of  meat, 
stair,  a  step, 
stare,  to  gaze. 

sta  tion  a  ry,  fixed. 

sta  tion  e  ry,  paper,  peas,  etc. 
steal ,  to  j  i  1  fer 
steol,  a  hard  metal. 

stile,  steps  over  a  fence. 

style,     fashion;     manner     of 
writing, 
straight,  not  crooked, 
strait,  narrow. 

sue  cor,  help. 

suck  er,  a  ^prout. 
tacks,  small  nails. 
tax,  a  tributn 

tail,  the  end  of  a- thing. 

tale,  a  stoiy. 
tare,  deduction  .allowed.  ^ 
tesr,  to  pull  in  ]iieceR. 

team,  hor.^es  hitched  together. 

te»  rn,  to  abound, 
tear,  wjitT  from  the  eyes, 
tier,  a  rovv. 

the,  an  article. 

thee,  tliyself. 


their,  of  them, 
there,  in  that  place. 

throe,  agony  of  pain. 

throw,  to  cast, 
throne,  a  king's  seat, 
thrown,  cast. 

tide,  a  cur^rent  of  the  sea. 

tied,  fastened, 
time,  duration, 
thyme,  a  plant. 

toe,  part  of  the  foot. 

tow,  of  flax  ;  to  pull, 
too,  likewise, 
two,  twice  one. 
to,  unto. 

vail,  to  cover. 

veil,  a  covering. 

vale,  a  valley, 
vain,  conceited ;  fruitlf.=;3. 
vane,  for  showing  the  direction 

of  the  win  1. 
vein,  for  the  blood. 

vi  al,  a  little  bottle. 

vi  ol,  a  fiddle, 
vice,  sin. 
vise,  a  screw. 

Wttit.  to  delay. 

weight,  heaviness, 
ware,  merchandise, 
wear,  to  put  on  clothes. 

wasto,  to  s  alter. 

waist,  part  of  the  body, 
way,  a  ruad  ;  course, 
weigh,  to  find  the  weight  of. 

weak,  feeble. 

week,  so.ven  days, 
weath  er,  state  of  th.e  air. 
wheth  er,  which  of  two. 

wood,  timber. 

wouM,  was  willing, 
yew,  a  tree, 
you,  yourself, 
ewe,  a  sllcep. 


WOnDS    SPELLED    ALIKE,    BUT    PRONOUNCED    DI¥FERBNTLY. 

In  each  jjjir   the  Jirsf  wo  d  is  accented  on  thf  Jirat  syllable,  ,aud  the 
other  on  the  second  syllable. 


Ab  ."sent,  not  pre.-eMt. 
ab  sent,  to  go  away. 


ab  slract,  an  abridcrment, 
ab  slract,  to  tuk(!  from. 


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ac  cent,  stross  of  voice, 
ac   cent,    to    place    the    accent 
properly.  . 

au  gust,  the  eighth  month. 

au  gust,  grand.    . 
col  IcHgue,  a  partner, 
col  league,  to  unite  with. 

col  lect,  a  short  prayer. 

col  lect,  to  bring  together, 
com  ment,  an  explanation, 
com  ment,  to  explain. 

com  pact,  a  bargain. 

com  pact,  lirm,  solid ;  to  press 
together, 
com  pound,  a  mixture, 
com  pound,  to  mingle. 

com  press,  a  bandage. 

com  press,  to  squeeze, 
con  cert,  a  musical  performance. 
con  cert,  to  agree  upon  a  plan. 

con  duct,  behavior. 

con'duct,  to  lead  ;  guide, 
con  flict,  a  struggle. 
con  flict,  to  oppose. 

con  sort,  a  companion. 

con  sort,  to  associate  with, 
con  test,  a  dispute, 
con  test,  to  dispute. 

con  trac,  a  bargain. 

con  tract,  to  shorten, 
con  vict,  a  j)ers  n  tound  guilty, 
con  vict,  to  find  guilty  of  an  of- 
fence. 


do  crease,  dimunition. 

de  crea-^e,  to  grow  less, 
es  say,  an  attempt, 
es  say,  to  endeavor. 

fre  quent,  happening  often. 

fro  quent,  to  visit  often. 
im  press,  mark, 
im  pres.*,  to  mark. 

in  cense,  perfume. 

in  cense,  t  >  enrage.' 
in  va  lid,  a  sick  person, 
in  val  id,  not  binding. 

in  stinct,  natural  inclination, 

in  stinct,  animated 
in  suit,  abuse  ;  insolence, 
in  suit,  to  treat  w;th  contempt. 

ob  ject,  the  thing  thought  of. 

ob  ject,  to  oppose, 
per  feet,  complete, 
per  feet,  to  make  complete. 

per  mit,  permission. 

per  mit,  to  allov*^. 
sub  ject,  liable, 
subject,  to  expose  ;  subdue. 

sur  vey,  a  view, 

sur'vey,  to  measure, 
tor  mpnt,  pain, 
tor  ment,  to  inflict  pain. 

trans  fer,  removal  of  a  thing. 
.  trans  fer,  to  convey  from  one 
to  another. 


PART  VI, 

A   COLLECTION    OF    WORDS   WITH   THEIR   DEFINITIONS. 


ABO 

A, ban  don,  to  desert;  forsake, 
a  base,  to  bring  low. 
a  bash,  to  make  ashamed. 
a  bate,  to  lessen  ;  to  remove. 
a  bet,  to  assist;   to  encourage, 
ab  hor,  to  hate  ;  to  loathe. 
a  bide,  to  dwell ;  to  endure. 
a  bil  i  ty,  power  ;   wealth. 
a  bol  ish,  to  destroy  ;  to  annul, 
a  bom  i  na  ble,  hateful. 


ABU 

A  bound,  to  be  very  plentiful. 

a  bridge,  to  shorten. 

ab  riifit,  rude  ;   sudden.  • 

ab  scond,  to  hide. 

ab  sorb,toswallowup;  todrinkin 

ab  stain,  to  forbear  ;  to  refrain 

from, 
ab  surd,  foolish, 
a  bun  dant,  very  plentiful, 
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AGU 

A  byss,  a  great  depth. 

ac  cede,  to  agree  to. 

ac  eel  e  rate,  to  hasten. 

ac  cept,  to  receive  with  pleasure. 

ac  ces  so  ry,  aiding;  helping. 

ac  C(  m  mo  date,  to  supply  with. 

ac  com  plice,  a  partner  in  crime. 

ac  com  pli^h,  to  complete. 

ac  cord,  to  agree 

ac  cost,  to  spcafe  to;  to  salute. 

ac  count  a  ble,  answerable. 

ac  cu  rate,  exact. 

ac  cuse,  to  charge  with. 

a  cid.  sour. 

ac  knowl  edge,  to  confess. 

ac  quire,  to  gain  by  labor. 

ac  quit,  to  set  free  ;  to  pronounce 
innocent. 

ac  ri  mo  ny,  bitterness  of  tem- 
per. 

ac  tive,  lively;  nimble. 

a  cute,  sharp  ;  penetrating. 

a  dapt,  to  suit 

ad  duce,  to  bring  forward. 

ad  e  quate,  equal  to. 

ad  here,  to  stick  to. 

ad  ja  cent,  lying  close  to. 

a  di(Hi,  farewell. 

ad  journ,  to  put  off. 

ad  min  is  ter,  to  give ;  to  cxo- 
,    cute. 

ad  mit,  to  allow. 

ad  mon  ish,  to  warn. 

a  dopt,  to  take  by  choice. 

a  do  re,  to  worship 

a  dorn    to  decorate. 

ad  vance,  to  go  forward. 

ad  ver  sa  ry,  an  opponent. 

a  0  ri  al,  belonging  to  the  air. 

flf  fee  tion   love 

af  flic  lion,  distress. 

af  flu  once,  great  riches.  - 

a  ged,  old. 

ag  gra  vale,  to  tnake  worse. 

a  gil  i  ty,  activity. 

ng  ()  ny,  a  violent  pain. 

a  grec,  to  consent  to. 

a  gree  a  ble,  pleasing. 

a  guo,  chillincirs. 


APP 

Aid,  help. 

a  lac  ri  ty,  cheerfulness. 

a  Icrt,  watchful. 

a  li  en,  a  foreigner. 

al  i  ment,  food. 

al  logo,  to  assert. 

al  low,  to  permit. 

al  ludc,  to  refer  to:  to  hint. 

al  ly,  a  helper  ;  a  partner. 

a  loof,  at  a  distance 

al  ter  ca  tion,  an  angry  debate.- 

al  ti  tude,  height. 

a  mHze,  to  astonish. 

am  big  u  ous,  doubtful. 

am  bus  cade,  a  place  of  surprise. 

a  men,  so  be  it. 

a  mi  a  ble,  lovely. 

am  i  ca  ble,  friendly. 

am  pie,  large  ;  abundant. 

a  muse,  to  please. 

an  ces  tor,  a  forefather. 

an  cient,  old  ;  long  past. 

an  ec  dote,  an  incident. 

an  gel,  a  spiritual  being. 

an  ger,  passion  ;   rnge. 

an  guish,  extreme  pain. 

an  i  mal,  a  living  creature. 

an  i  mal  cule,  an  extremely  small 

animal, 
an  i  ma  tion,  liveliness, 
an  i  mos  i  ty   hatred, 
an  nex,  to  join, 
an  ni  hi  late,  to  destroy, 
tin  nounce,  to  proclaim, 
an  noy,  to  vex  ;  to  molest, 
an  nu  al,  yearly, 
a  noint,  to  rub  with  oil. 
a  non  y  mous,  nameless, 
an  tag  o  nist.  an  opponent. 
an  te  ce  dent,  going  before, 
an  tip  a  thy,  hatred.^ 
I  an  tique.  old. 
j  an  fi  qui  ty,  ancient  tiinc". 
j  aux  i  c  ty,  trouble  of  mind, 
ap  er  ture,  an  opening. 
!  a  pol  o  gy,  an  excuse, 
ap  rin'  cl,  clothing, 
ap  pa  rent,  plain  ;  visible, 
ap  pel  la  tion,  name. 


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Append,  to  hang;  to  add. 

ap  per  tain,  to  bcjlong  to. 

ap  plrtuse,  loud  prai^e, 

ap  point,  to  fix  ;  to  assign. 

ap  proaoh,  to  draw  near. 

ft  quat  ic.  inhabiting  the  water. 

ar  a  bio,  tit  for  tillage. 

ar  chi  tect,  a  builder. 

ar  dent,  hot;  eager. 

ar  du  ous,  difficult. 

ar  raign,  to  bring  totriaL 

ar  range,  to  put  in  order. 

ar  ti  fice,  a  trick. 

ar  til  le  ry,  cannon. 

ascend,  to  move  upward;  to 
climb. 

as  certain,  to  know  certaiTily. 

as  pect,  appearance  ;  look. 

as  per  i  ty,  ruughness. 

as  })ire,  to  desire  eagerly ;  to  as- 
cend. 

as  sail,  to  attack. 

as  sas  sin  ate,  to  murder, 

as  sv.m  ble,  t"  coUt-ct  together. 

as  sert,  to  affirm  ;  declare. 

as  si  du  i  ty,  diligence. 

as  sist,  to  help. 

as  so  ci  ate,  to  keep  company 
with. 

as  suage,  to  soften, 

a  stray,  wandering  ;  lost. 

a  sy  lum,  a  phice  of  safety. 

ath  let  ic,  strong;   robust. 

at  oui,  a  very  smull  pHrticle. 

a  tone,  to  make  satisfaction  for. 

a  trn  cious,  very  wicked. 

at  tacli  ment,  afffciion. 

at  tacli,  to  asj-ault. 

at  tain,  to  reach. 

at  tt-mpt,  to  iry, 

at  t(;nd,  to  wait  upon  ;  to  listen. 

at  test,  to  bear  witness  to. 

at  liri*,  drvs.s. 

at  tract,  to  drtvw. 

a  vail,  to  protit. 

av  a  rice,  sinful  love  of  money. 

au  da  ciou3,  bold  :"  impudent. 

aud  i  bl(\  loud  enou^'h  to  bo 
hoard. 


EOU 

Aug  ment,  to  increase, 
aus  tore,  harph  ;  severe, 
a  verse,  unwilling, 
a  vert,  to  turn  aside, 
a  void,  to  shun, 
a  vid  i  ty,  eagerness, 
aw  ful.  solemn, 
awk  ward,  clumsy, 
azure,  blue. 

B 

Bach  e  lor  an  unmarried  man. 

b:*dge,  a  mark. 

baf  fle  to  elude. 

baiZL-,  coar,-e  cloth. 

bane  fill,  poii^onous. 

ban  ish,  to  drive  away. 

ban  nor,  a  fl-ig. 

ban  quet,  a  feast. 

bar  bur  i  ty,  cruelty. 

bath  ful,  very  modest;  shy. 

bathe,  to  wa.sh. 

beau  ti  fy,  to  adorn. 

beck  on,  to  make  ^  igns. 

be  guile,  to  deceive. 

I  e  moan,  to  Ijiniont. 

ben  e  die  lion,  a  blessing. 

I  en  otit,  advantage. 

be  reave,  to  deprive  of. 

be  seech,  to  beg. 

be  stow,  to  give. 

be  wil  der,  to  puzzle. 

bil  low,  a  wave. 

bis  cui*,  a  kind  of  bread. 

bi  sect,  to  cut  in  two  equal  parts. 

blasphemous,  wicked;  proianc. 

bleai-h,  to  whiitm. 

blem  ish,  a  s})ot. 

blend,  tJ  mingle  together. 

bli^s,  happint'fcS. 

blithe,  gay. 

bloat,  to  swell.. 

bois  tcr  ous   noisj' ;  rude. 

bond  age,  cajitivity. 

bo  re  as,  the  iiorth  wind. 

hot  a  ny,  thei-ciot-ce  of  plants. 

bound,  a  liniit. 

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CAS 

Brack  ish,  saltish. 

bran  dish,  to  wave  or  flourish, 

brawl,  a  quarrel. 

bra  TG  ry,  courac^. 

brazen,   made  of  brass;  iurpii- 

dent. 
breach,  an  openinc;. 
breeze,  a  gentle  wind, 
brief,  short, 
bril  li  ant,  shining, 
brit  tie,  easy  to  break,, 
bru  tal,  cruel  ;  beasll}^, 
baf  fet,  to  beat, 
bulk  y,  large, 
burn  ish,  to  make  bright, 
bus  i  ness,  employment, 
bux  om,  livel}'. 


■Cajole,  to  flatter  ;  deceive, 
ca  lam  i  ty,  misfortune, 
cal  cu  late,  to  compute, 
•cal  dron,  a  boiler, 
cal  lous,  hard  ;  unfeeling, 
calm,  quiet, 

•ca  lum  ni  ate,  to  slander, 
can  eel,  to  blot  out. 
can  did,  f^xir  ;  truthful, 
ca  nine," relating  to  dogs- 
■can  ker,  to  corrode, 
■can  o  py,  a  covering, 
ca  noe,  a  small  boat, 
ca  pa  cious,  large, 
ca  pit.  u  late,  to  surrender, 
ca  price,  a  whim. 
«ap  tain,   a   commander*  of  sol- 
diers. 
cap  tious,  disposed  to  find  fault, 
■cap  tivc,  a  prisoner, 
car  di  nal,  principal  ;  chief, 
•ca  ress,  to  fondle, 
car  go,  a  ship's  load. 
car  nage,  slaughter, 
car  niv  o  rous,  ficsh-cating, 
ca  rouse,  to  drink  hard, 
car  pet,  a  covering  for  a  floor, 
cas  cade,  a  pmall  water-fall, 
oi.sh  icr,  one  who  kcep<  monev. 


CLA 

Cas  ti  gate,  to  chastise. 

cat  a  logue,  a  list  of  names. 

cat  a  ract,  an  extensive  water- 
fall. 

cat  er  pil  lar.  a  w-orm. 

cav  al  ry,  soldiers  on  liorsoback- 

cave.  a  hollow  place;  cavern, 

cau  tioii,  watchfulness. 

cease,  to  stop. 

eel  e  brate,  to  praise. 

ce  kr  i  ty,  swiftness. 

ce  les  tial,  heavenly, 

cement,  to  unite oloscly. 

cem  e  to  ry,  a  burying-grouud 

con  sure,  to  blaine. 

cen  tu  ry,  a  hundred  years. 

cer  e  mo  ny,  a  form  or  rite. 

chafe,  to  fret. 

cha  grin,  ill-bumor. 

chal  lengc,  to  dftre. 

cham  pi  on,  a  hero. 

chap  ter,  division  of  a  book. 

char  coal,  coal  made  of  wood. 

char  it  a  ble,  kind. 

charm,  to  delight. 

chasm,  a  gap. 

chas  tise,  to  puni.'h. 

chat  ter,  to  talk  idly. 

cheat,  to  defraud. 

cheer  ful,  lively  ;  happy- 

chide,  to  rebuke. 

chief,  principal. 

chi  mer  i  cal,  imaginary, 

choose,  to  sele<_'t. 

chron  i  cle,  a  history. 

churl  ish,  rude  ;'  sullen. 

cir  clc,  a  round  ring. 

cir  cu  late,  to  move  around. 

cir  cum  nav  i  gate,  to  sail  around 

circum-spoct-,  priident ;  watch- 
ing on  all  sides. 

•:ir  cum  slance,  a  fact ;  incident. 

cir  cum  vent,  to  deceive. 

cis  tern,  a  j.it  for  liolding  water, 

cite,  to  summon. 

cit  i  y.en,  an  inhabitant. 

civ  il,  polite. 

claim,  to  demand. 

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COM 

Clan  dcs  tine,  secret, 
clar  i  fy,  to  make  clear, 
clar  i  on,  a  trumpet, 
clash,  to  strike  against, 
clasp,  to  Gtubrace. 
cleanse,  to  make  clean, 
oleaye,  to  stick  to. 
clern  en  cv,  mildness, 
clothe,  to  dress, 
cloud,  a  collection  of  vapo-r. 
clown,  an  ill-bred  man. 
CO  a  lesce,  to  unite  with, 
coast,  land  next  to  the  sea. 
coax,  to  entice. 
CO  erce,  to  compel. 
CO  gent,  forcible. 
CO  here,  to  stick  to. 
CO  in  cide,  to  agree, 
col  late,  to  compare, 
col  lege,  a  place  for  learning, 
col  Her,  a  dealer  in  coals, 
col  lis  ion,  a  striking  together. 
<',ol  on  nade,  a  row  of  pillars, 
com  bat,  to  fight, 
com  bus  ti  ble,  capable  of  burning 
com  mand,  to  order, 
com  mence,  to  begin, 
•com  mend,  to  praise, 
com  merce,  trade, 
com  mis  er  ate,  to  pity. 
com  mo  di  ous,  large, 
com  mo  tion,  tumult, 
com-mu  ni  ty,  body  of  people. 
«;om  pact,  firm, 
com  pan  ion,  h  partner. 
com  pas  si  on,  piiy. 
com  ])el,  to  force, 
com  pen  sate,  to  reward, 
fom  pete,  to  strive  ugain.st. 
com  pe  tent,  fit. 

com  pot  i  tor,  a  rival ;  oppcraont. 
com  pi  la  tion,  a  collection, 
com  plete,  full ;  finished, 
com  plex  ion,  color  of  the  face. 
com  ply,  to  yield. 
<'om  pose,  to  quiet;  to  form, 
com  pound,  to  mix. 
coinjrehend,    to    include;    to 
undor.vtfiud. 


CON 

Com  prise,  .to  include. 

com  pul  sion,  force. 

com  punc  tion,  sorrow  for  sin. 

com  pute,  to  calculate. 

com  rade,  a  companion. 

con  cave,  hollow. 

con  ceal,  to  hide. 

con  cede,  to  admit. 

con  ceive,  to  imagine. 

con  c  it,  fancy. 

con  cern  ing,  relating  to. 

con  cise,  brif^f. 

con  elude,  to  finish. 

con  clu  sion,  the  end. 

con  cert,  agreement. 

co'n  course,  an  assemblage  of  pcr- 
.   sons. 

con  cur,  to  agree  ^ith. 

con  cus  sion,  a  shaking;  a  shock, 

con  demn,  to  find  guilty  ;  to  cen- 
sure. 

con  dense,  to  make  thick  or  com- 
pact. 

con  de  scend,  to  stoop. 

con  dole,  to  lament  with. 

con  duce,  to  promote. 

con  duit,  a  channel  for  carrying 
water. 

con  fed  cr  a  cy,  a  league. 

con  fed  er  ate,  to  form  an  alli- 
ance. 

con  fer,  to  give. 

con  fi-'ss,  to  own. 

con  fide,  to  trust  in. 

con  fine,  to  shut  up. 

con  firm,  to  establish. 

con  flagratiou,  a  burning. 

con  jbrm,  to  comply  with. 

con  found,  to  confuse. 

con  front,  to  face. 

con  fu  sion,  disorder  ;  shame. 

con  geal,  to  freer.e. 

con  gre  ga  tion,  an  assembly. 

con  jcc  turo,  to  guess. 

con  join,  to  unite. 

con  June  tion,  a  union. 

con  neet,  to  join. 

con  nu  bi  al,  relating  to  marri- 
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Con  qnor,  to  overcome. 

con  so  crate,  to  make  sacred. 

con  sent,  to  a^;ree  to. 

con  sid  er,  to  think. 

con  sign,  to  make  over. 

con  so  la  tion,  comfort. 

con  sort,  a  companion. 

con  spic  u  ous,  eminent. 

con  spin  a  cy,  a  plot. 

con  stor  na  tion,  alarrau 

con  strain,  to  compel. 

con  struct,  to  build. 

con  strue,  to  explain. 

con  sume,  to  destroy. 

con  tact,  touch. 

con  tam  1  nate,  to  defile. 

con  tc.mn,  to  despise. 

con  tempt  i  ble,  mean. 

con  tempt  u  ous,  scornful. 

con  ten  tious,  quarrelsome. 

con  test,  to  dit^pute. 

con  tig  u  ous,  touching. 

con  till  u  al,  -without  ci-asing-.     ' 

con  tra  band,  unlawful.       -^ 

con  tra  diet,  to  oppose. 

con  tra  ry,  opposed  to. 

con  trib  ute,  to  give. 

con  trite,  penitent. 

con  trol,  to  restrain  ;  to  govern. 

con  tro  vor  sy,  a  dispute. 

con  tu  sion,  a  bruise. 

con  vene,  to  call  together. 

con  ven  tion,  an  assembly. 

.con  verse,  to  discourse. 

con  vert,  to  change. 

con  vey,  to  carry. 

con  vict,  to  prove  guilty. 

con  viv  i  al,  social. 

con  voke,  to  call  together. 

con  voy,  to  guard. 

CO  op  er  ale.  to  work  together. 

CO  pi  ous,  plentiful. 

cor  di  al,  warm  ;  friendly. 

cor  o  na  tion,  a  crowning. 

corpse,  a  dead  body. 

cor  pu  lent,  bulky  ;  fat. 

cor  rect,  to  punish  ;  to  improve. 

cor  rob  o  rate,  to  confirm. 

cor  rode,  to  eat  away. 


DEC 

Cor  rupt,  wicked  ;  bad. 

cor  us  ca  tion,  a  flash. 

cost  ly,  expensive 

cottage,  a  small  dwelling. 

couch,  a  btd. 

cov  ert,  a  shelter. 

coun  ter  feit,  to  forgo. 

cour  ago,  bravery. 

cou  ri  cr,  a  messenger. 

cour  te  ou{»,  well-bred, 

cow  ard  ice,  timidity. 

coy,  modest. 

craft,  cunning. 

crag,  a  rough  rock. 

crawl,  to  creep. 

ere  ete,  to  form. 

ere  donee,  belief. 

cred  i  ble,  worthy  of  belief.     ' 

crev  ice,  a  crack. 

crim  i  nal,  guilty. 

crim  son,  a  deep  red  color. 

cri  sis,  a  critical  time. 

crude,  unripe  ;  raw. 

cru  el,  barbarous  ;  inhuman. 

cu  li  na  ry,  relating  to  cooking. 

cul  pa  ble,  blamable. 

cul  ti  Vate,  to  till ;  improve. 

cun  ning,  crafty. 

cus  t(nn  a  ry,  usual. 

cu  ta  ne  oua,  relating  to  the  skin. 


D 


Dain  ty,  nice. 

dai  sy,  a  flower.    . 

dal  ly,  to  trifle, 

dam  age,  injury, 

dawn,  to  grow  light. 

dearth,  scarcity. 

de  bar,  to  exclude. 

de  bate,  to  argue. 

do  bil  i  ty,  weakneaB. 

do  cay,  to  waste;  to  rot. 

do  cease,  to  die. 

<le  ceive,  to  mislead. 

dc  claim,  to  harangue. 

de  dine,  to  refuse  ;  to  go  dowa. 

dec  o  rate,  to  adorn. 

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DEV 

De  crop  it,  worn  out  with  age. 

de  duct,  to  subtract. 

de  face,  to  disfigure. 

de  fame,  to  slajider. 

de  feet,  ft  blemish. 

de  for,  to  put  ofl\ 

do  fine,  to  expliin. 

de  form,  to  disfigure. 

de  fraud,  to  cheat. 

de  fy,  to  challenge. 

de  grade,  to  di.^honor. 

de  ject,  to  cast  dov/n. 

de  lay,  to  put  off. 

del  1  cate,  nice. 

de  light,  to  please 

de  lin  quent,  an  offender „. 

de  liv  er,  to  give  up. 

de  lude,  to  deceive. 

del  uge,  a  fiood. 

deinean  w,'  behavior. 

do  inol  ish,  to  destroy. 

de  mon  strate,  to  prove. 

de  n'yni  i  ini  tion,  name. 

de  nounce,  to  accuse  openly. 

den  tal,  belonging  to  the  teeth. 

de  pend,  to  trust ;  to  haug  upon. 

de  plore,  to  lament. 

de  part  moiit,  bchiiTior. 

do  prave,  to  corrupt. 

dep  re  date,  to  rob. 

de  prive,  to  take  from. 

de  ride,  to  jeer  ;  to  laugh  at. 

do  ecend,  to  move  downward. 

des  ert,  asoliiude  ;  a  wilderness. 

de  sign,  to  intend. 

des  o  late,  dreary  ;  deserted. 

de  spair,  to  bo  without  hoi)e. 

des  pi  ca  ble,  mean;  contemptible 

des  pot,,  a  tyrant. 

de  spite,  malice  ;  deiianee. 

de  spond,  to  lose  hope. 

de  struc  tion,  ruin. 

de  tach,  to  separate. 

de  tain,  to  keep  back. 

de  tect,  to  diacover. 

de  ter  mine,  to  decide. 

de  test  a  ble,  huteful. 

det  ri  ment,  loss. 

de  vi  ate,  to  wander. 


.     DIV 

Do  Yo  tion,  piety;  ardent  at- 
tachment. 

dex  ter  i  ty,  activity. 

di  a  logue,  a  conversation. 

die  tion.  manner  of  expression, 

dif  fi  cult,  hard. 

dif  fuse  to  spread  out. 

di  gross,  to  turn  aside. 

dil  a  to  ry,  slow. 

dil  i  gent,  industrious. 

di  lute,  to  make  thin. 

di  min  ish,  to  make  less. 

dis  ad  van  tagc,  loss  ;  injury. 

dis  a  gree,  to  differ. 

dis  ap  pear,  to  vanish. 

dis  ap  prove,  to  dislike. 

dis  as  ter,  a  calami ly. 

dis  burse,  to  lay  out  money > 

dis  card,  to  cast  olf. 

dis  corn,  to  see. 

dis  charge,  to  set  free. 

dis  ci  pline,  government ;  edu~ 
cation. 

dis  close,  to  reveal. 

dis  e-on  so  late,  sad. 

dis  cov  cr,  to  find  out. 

dis  cred  it,  not  tobelievo. 

dis  creet,  prudent 

dis  dain,  to  scorn. 

dis  ease,  sickness. 

dis  gr.-ice  ful,  shameful. 

dis  guise,  to  "conceal. 

dis  lo  cate,  to  put  out  of  joint. 

dis  mal,  dreary. 

dismay,  toteriify. 

dis  0  be  dient,  undutiful. 

dis  or  der,  confusion. 

dis  perse,  to  scatter. 

dis  pute,  to.  (?onlend. 

dis  sect,  to  cut  up. 

dis  sent,  to  disagree. 

dis  solve,  to  melt 

dis  trib  ute,  to  divide  aznong. 

dit  to,  the  same. 

di  ur  aal,  daily. 

di  vert,  to  turn  aside;  toamus&. 

di  vest,  to  strip. 

di  vide,  to  separate. 

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IM  vulge,  lo  rovcal  a  secret. 

dole  ful,  sorrowful. 

dom  i  necr,  to  rule  willi   inso- 

lencG. 
do  iia  tion,  a  gift, 
doom,  scnteuco. 
doubt,  uncertainly, 
dread  ful,  terrible, 
drone,  a  sluggard, 
droop,  to  hang  down  ;  to  faint, 
drought,  dry  weather. 
,drow  !^j,  sleepy. 
/du  bi  ous,  doubtful. 
<dun  geon,  a  dark  prison. 
>du  p'iei  ty,  deeeitfuluei«;s. 
dvL  ra  ble,  lasting, 
•du  ti  ful,  obedient, 
■dwarf,  one  below  the  cosimoii 

size. 


■{?', 
*-*•' 


Sa  gpr,  quick.  ' 

■e  clat,  splendor. 

.e  clipse,  to  darken. 

ec  sta  sy,  rapturous  joj. 

e  diet,  a  decree 

ed  i  fice,  a  building.  . 

«d  u  cate,  to  bring  up. 

ef  face,  to  destroy. 

ef  feet  u  al,  posiiessing  adequate 

power, 
ef  fern  i  nate,  poft;  wojojunly. 
£it'  fort,  a  struggle- 
ef  ful  gent,  bright. 
o,  gross,  a  going  oiit. 
eject,  to  throw  out. 
c  lapse,  to  pass  away, 
.e  late,  to  puff  up. 
.■G  lect,  to  choose. 
«1  e  g.int,  handsorao, 
e\  e  nif'nt,  a  simple  body. 
je\  G  vate,  to  lift  up. 
el  1  gi  ble,  Ht  to  bo  chosen. 
.6  lope,  10  run  away. 
o  iude,  to  evade 
e,  man  ci  p:itc,  to  set  free 
jem  bark,  to  go  on  ship  board. 
V    <»,i7j^ar  r.&ss,  to  perplex. 


'     EVA 

Em  bel  lish,  to  adorn. 

cm  bez  zle,  to  steal. 

em  bleni,  a  representation. 

em  brace,  lo  include;  to  clasp. 

e  merge,  to  rise  out  of. 

e  met  ic,  a  vomit 

cm  i  grate,  to  remove. 

em  i  nent,  di^tinguislicd. 

e  mit,  to  send  out. 

ea»  ploy  ment,  business, 

en  CO  mi  urn,  prai^^e. 

en  cour  age,  to  animate^ 

en  cum  bor,  to  clog, 

en  deav  or,  to  try, 

en  or  gy,  power. 

en  banco,  to  raise  the  value  of. 

«n  joy,  to  feel  pleasure. 

en  larg<3,  to  increase. 

en  liirht  ea,  to  instruct. 

en  mi  ty,  hatred. 

c  nor  mous,  very  great. 

e  nough,  sulficient. 

en  ter  tain,  to  treat  kindly. 

en  tice,  to  aljurc. 

en  tire,  whole. 

en  treat,  to  beg. 

en  vel  op,  to  cover. 

en  vi  ron,  to  surround. 

e  pis  tie,  a  letter. 

ep  i  taph,  inscription  on  a  tomK 

e  quip,  to  dress  ;  to  provide. 

e  qui  ty,  justice. 

c  quiv  o  cal,  doUbtfuJ. 

e  rad  i  cate,  to  tear  up  by  th<5 

rxjots^ 
0  rase,  to  rub  out. 
o  rect,  to  build, 
or  ro  nc,  ous,  full  of  errors. 
e  rup  tion,  a  breaking  out. 
«s  chew,  to  avoid. 
08  cu  lent,  good  for  food. 
^s  po  cial,  principal, 
css.en  tial.  ni^cossary. 
OS  teem,  to  value, 
e  ter  nal,  everlasting, 
e  ter  ui  ty,  firjc  without  en(L 
e  vac  u  ate,  to  go  out  of. 
c  vap  o  rate,  to  turn  to  vapor, 
e  va  EJoD,  an  excuse. 


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FAC 

Ev  i  (lencc.  proof.    • 
ev  i  dent,  phiin. 
ex  act,  precise. 
ex  ara  pie,  a  padern. 
ex  as  pe  rate,  lo  provoke. 
ex  ct-ed,  to  surpass, 
ex.cept,  to  leave  out. 
ex  cite,  to  stir  up. 
ex  claim,  to  cry  out. 
ex  elude,  to  shut  cut. 
ex  cru  ci  ate,  to  torture, 
ex  cul  pate,  tojusiiiy. 
ex  cur  si  on,  a  Trip, 
ex  e  era  bio,  hateful. 
ex  e  cute,  to  perform. 
ex  empt,  free. 

ex  haust,  to  drain  ;  to  consume, 
ex  bib  it,  to  sliow. 
ex  hort,  to  urge. 
ex  ile,  to  banic^h. 
^ex  it,  a  departure. 
ex  or  bi  taut,  enormous, 
ex  pand,  to  sj)read  out. 
ex  pe  di  eat,  proper. 
ex  pel,  to  drive  out. 
ex  per  i  ment,  trial, 
ex  pert,  skilful, 
ex  pi  ate,  to  atone  for. 
ex  pire,  to  die 
ex  pli  cit,  plain, 
ex  plore,  to  search  out. 
ex  port,  to  carry  out  of  a  country 
ex  pound,  to  cxjilain. 
ex  punc-e,  to  blot  out. 
ex  qui  site,  extremely  excellent, 
ex  tern  po  re,   without  prepara- 
tion, 
ex  ten  sive,  large. 
ex  tcri  or,  the  outside. 
ex  tor  nal,  outward, 
ex  tin  guish,  to  put  out. 
ex  tir  pate,  to  root  out. 
ex  tol,  to  praise, 
ox  treme,  greatest. 
ex  ult,  to  rejoice. 

Y       • 

Pab  ric,  a  building, 
fii  CO  tious,  gay. 


•      FOll 

Fa  cil  i  tate,  to  make  easy^ 

fac  tion,  a  party. 

fal  lacious,  erroneous. 

fal  low,  uncultivated, 

fame,  renowu. 

fam  ine,  scarcity  of  food. 

fas  ci  nate,  to  bewitch, 

fash  ion,  custom. 

fa  tal,  deadly. 

fath  er  less,  without  a  father. 

fath  om,  six  feet. 

fa  tigue,  weariness. 

fee  ble,  weak. 

fe  li  ci  ty,  happin3ss. 

fe  ro  ci  ous,  savage. 

fer  tile,  fruitful. 

for  vent,  ardent;  zealous. 

fes  ti  val,  a  feast. 

feud,  a  quarrel 

fi  bre,  a  small  thread. 

tic  kle,  changeable. 

tic  tion,  an  invented  story. 

li  del  i  ty,  faithfulness. 

fierce,  cruel.. 

fil  i  al,  belonging  to  a  son. 

lilm,  a  thin  skin. 

fil  tcr,  to  strain. 

ti  nal,  the  last. 

fi  nitfc',  limited. 

fin  ish,  to  end. 

fis  sure,  a  long  narrow  cleft. 

fia  grant,  glaring. 

fiam  beau,  a  lightpd  torch. 

fiat  te  ry,  false  praise. 

fia  vor,  taste.' 

fieeco,  the  wool  of  a  sheep. 

fieet,  a  company  of  ships. 

fiex  i  ble,  easy  to  bend. 

fiim  py,  weak. 

fiip  punt,  pert;  voluble. 

float,  to  swim  on  the  surface. 

fiour  ish,  to  thrive. 

flue  lu  ate,  to  change. 

foi  ble,  a  weakness. 

fo  li  age,  the  leaves  of  trees. 

fo  li  o,  a  bo''k  in  which  a  sheet 

makes  but  two  leaves, 
fo  ment,  to  encourage, 
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For  bear,  to  cease  from. 

for  bid,  to  hinder. 

for  eign,  of  another  country. 

for  mi  da  bio,  fearfuL 

for  tu  nate,  lucky. 

foun  tain,  a  spring. 

fra  gile,  easy  to  break. 

fra  grant,  sweet  of  smell. 

frail,  weak. 

frank,  open ;   candid. 

fra  ter  nal,  brotherly, 

fraud,  a  cheat. 

fren  zy,  madness. 

fre  quent,  often. 

fri  gid,  cold, 

fru  gal,  saving. 

frus  trate,  to  disappoint. 

ful  til,  to  perform. 

ful  some,  nauseous. 

fu  ri  ous,  raging. 

fu  tile,  weak. 

fu  til  ri  ty,  time  to  come. 


G 


Gain  say,  to  contradict. 

gal  ax  y,  the  milky  way. 

gal  lant,  brave.  ^ 

gar  land,  a  wreath. 

gar  nit*h,  to  adorn. 

gau  dy,  showy. 

ga  zotte,  a  newspaper. 

gen  er  ous,  liberal. 

gen  teel,  polite. 

gen  tie,  mild  ;  soft. 

gen.u  ine,  real. 

gi  ant,  a  very  large  man. 

glean,  to  gather  after  reapers. 

glide,  to  flow  emootiily. 

glim  mer,  to  shine  faintly. 

glis  ten,  to  shine  brightly, 

globe,  a  ball,  or  sphere. 

gloom  y,  Slid ;  dark. 

glo  ri  ous,  noble  ;  illustrious. 

glu  ti  nous,  sticky. 

glut  ton,  an  enormous  eator. 

goal,  tlie  end  of  a  race. 

gor  geous,  showy  ;  splendid. 

gov  ern,  to  role. 


non 

Grad  u  al  ly,  by  degrees. 

gram  i  niv  o  reus,  grass  eating. 

gra  niv  0  rous,  grain  eating. 

grasp,  to  seize  with  the  hand. 

grate  ful,  thankful ;  pleasing. 

grav  i  ty,  weight. 

greet,  to  salute. 

gre  ga  ri  ous,  going  in  flocks. 

grief,  sorrow. 

gross,  fat. 

grot  to,  a  cavern. 

group,  a  cluste.r. 

grudge,  to  envy. 

guar  di  an,  one  who  has  the  caro 

of  an  orphan, 
guile,  deceit, 
guilt,  crime, 
guit  ar,  an  instrument  of  music. 


H 


Hab  it,  custom. 

hab  i  ta  tion,  a  dwelling. 

hale,  healthy. 

hal  low,  to  make  holy. 

ham  let,  a  small  village. 

ha  rangue,  to  make  a  speech. 

har  bor,  a  port. 

bar  mo  ni  ous,  musical. 

harsh,  rough ;  severe. 

has  ten,  to  press  forward. 

haugh  ty,  proud;  insolent. 

haz  ard,  danger. 

head  long,  rash. 

heed  less,  careless. 

heif  er,  a  young  cow. 

hem  or  rhage,  a  flow  of  blood. 

her  mit,  one  living  in  solitude. 

he  ro,  a  brave  man. 

hes  i  tate,  to  pause. 

hid  e  ous,  horribio. 

his  to  ri  an,  a  writer  of  history. 

hoa  ry,  whiJe  with  ago. 

ho  li  ness,  puritj'^ ;  piety. 

horn  age,  respect;  obedipnco. 

hom  i  cide,  the  killing  of  a  man. 

hon  est,  Ujiright. 

hon  or  a  bio, noble  ;  honest. 

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Hoi*  ror,  terror. 

})or  ti  cul  tare,  gardening. 

hos  j)i  ta  ble,  kind  to  strans;er.s. 

lios  pi  tal,  a  place  for  the  bick. 

hos  tile,  \v:u  like, 

hov  el,  a  but. 

howl,  to  cry  as  a  wolf  or  dog. 

liuge,  large. 

lui  mune,  kind. 

liuni  blc,  modest ;  low. 

lui  mid,  moist. 

liu  mor  ous,  meriy. 

hur  ri  cane,  a  violent  storm, 

hus  band  man,  a  farmer. 

bymn,  a  sacred  so'ig. 

hyp  o  criio,  a  pretender. 

hys  sop,  a  plant. 


I  de  a,  a  mental  image. 

i  den  ti  cal,  the  same. 

i  die,  lazj'-. 

i  dol,  an  image. 

ig  no  ble,  mean. 

ig  no  min  j  ous,  shameful. 

jg  no  rant,  without  knowledge. 

il  le  gal,  unlawful ;  illicit 

il  lit  er  ate,  without  learning. 

il  lu  mi  nate,  to  enlighten. 

illu  sion,  a  dect-ptiou. 

il  lus  trate,  to  inake  clear. 

iin  age,  a  picture. 

im  a  gine,  to  suppose ;  to  fancy. 

ira  bibe,  to  drink. 

im  i  tate,  to  copy. 

im  mac  n  late,  pure;  unspotted. 

im  me  di  ate  ly,  instantly. 

ira  mcnse,  vast. 

im  merse,  to  put  uncler  water. 

ira  mi  nent,  hanging  over. 

im  mor  al,  wicked. 

im  mor  tal,  m^ver  dying. 

im  mo  va  bio,  fir-m. 

im  pair,  to  le.-scn  in  value. 

im  par  tial,  just. 

im  pedo,  to  hinder. 

im  pend,  to  hang  over. 

ijn  per  a  tive,  commanding. 


IND 

Im  pc  ri  ous,  hauglity. 

ira  pet  u  ou.s,  violent. 

jm  pi  e  ty,  wickedness. 

im  plo  ment,  a  tool. 

im  plore,  to  entreat.     • 

im  ply;  to  signify. 

im  por  tance,      value  ;      eousfl- 

queiico. 
im  pos  tor,  a  deceiver, 
im  po  lent,  weak, 
im  prac  ti  ca  ble,  impossible, 
im  prob  a  ble,  unlikely, 
im  prove,  to  grow  better, 
im  pu  dent,  shameless  \  bold. 
i  im  pu  ni  ty,  freedom  from  pu«. 

isliment. 
in  a  bil  i  ty,  incapasity. 
in  ac  cii  rate,  not  correct, 
in  ad  e  quatc,  insulficient. 
in  an  i  mate,  dull ;  lifeless, 
in  car  co  rate,  to  imprison, 
in   ceu   di  a  ry,  one  who   seta 

houses  on  tiro, 
in  CCS  sant,  continual, 
in  ci  dent,  an  event. 
in  ciie,  to  stir  up. 
in  elude,    to   take  in  ;  to   com. 

^>?ise. 
in  CO  he  rent,  unconnected, 
in  com  pat  i  ble,   not  agreeing 

with, 
in  con  ceiv  a  ble,  not  to  be  im- 
agined, 
in  con  stant,  fckle;  changeable., 
in  cor  ri  gi  ble,  very  bad. 
in  crease,  to  grow, 
in  crcd  i  ble,  not  eredib'.e. 
in  cul  cate,  to  urge;  impress, 
in  cur  sion,  an  invasion. 
in  do  fat  i  ga  ble,   not  to  b^ 

wearied, 
in  del  i  cate,  rude, 
in  dem  ni  fy,  to  save  harmless, 
in  de  pen  dent.  free. 
in  di  cate,  to  shovy. 
in  di  gent,  poor, 
in  dig  na  tion.  wrath, 
in  dis  po  si  tion,  sickness, 
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INT 

111  do  lent,  lazy. 

in  du  bi  ta  ble,  certnia. 

in  duce,  to  persuade. 

in  dul  g-ont,  kind. 

in  dus  tri  ous,  di\igr.nt. 

in  ert,  sluggish  ;   dull. 

in  fal  li  ble,  certain. 

in  fa  mous,  base. 

in  feet,  to  taint. 

in  fe  r!  or,  lower. 

in  fi  del,  an  unbeliever. 

in  fi  nite,  boundless. 

in  firm,  weak. 

in  flame,  to  kindle. 

in  flate,  to  pulf  up. 

in  fleet,  to  bond. 

in  form,  to  tell  ;  to  acquaint. 

in  fringe,  to  encroach  upon. 

in  ge  ni  ous,  skilful  ;  inventive. 

in  gen  u  ous,  open  ;  candid. 

in  grat  i  tude,  unthankfulness. 

in  gress,  entrance. 

in  hab  it,  to  dwell  in. 

in  hu  man,  barbarous. 

in  im  i  cal,  hostile. 

in  i  qui  ty,  sin  ;  injustice. 

in  ju  ry,  harm  ;  mischief. 

in  nu  nier  a  ble,  not  to  be  count- 
ed. 

in  of  fen  sive,  harmless. 

in  sane,  mad. 

in  sa  tia  ble,  not  to  bo  satisfied. 

in  sert,  to  place  between. 

in  sig  nif  i  cant,  worthless. 

in  sin  u  ate,  to  hint. 

in  sip  fd,  without  taste. 

in  sol  vent,  unable  to  pay. 

in  spect,  to  examine, 

in  8ti  tule,  to  establish. 

in  stru  ment,  a  tool. 

in  su  per  a  ble,  not  to  be  sur- 
mounted. 

in  te  gor,  a  whole  number. 

in  tel  lect,  (he  mind. 

in  tense,  vehement  ;  extreme. 

in  ton  tion,  design. 

in  ter  cede,  to  mediate. 

in  ter  fere,  to  meddle 

in  ter  line,  to  write  between. 


JUS 

In  ter  mis  sion,  pause. 

in  ter  prot,  to  explain. 

in  ter  ro  gate,  to  ask  questions. 

in  ter  rui)t,  to  hinder. 

in  ter  val,  spjice  between. 

in  tcs  tate,  dying  without  a  will. 

in  tol   er  a  ble,  not  to  be  en- 
dured. 

in  tox  i  cate,  to  make  drunk. 

in  trep  id,  fearless. 

in  trigue,  a  plot. 

in  trude,  to  come  unwished  for. 

in  va  ri  a  ble,  constant. 

in  vet  gle,  to  entrap. 

in  vest,  to  clothe  with  power. 

in   ven   to   ry,    a    catalogue   of_ 
goods 

in  vig  0  rate,  to  sti^engtben.  ' 

in  un  da  tion,  a  flood. 

in  vis  i  ble,  not  to  be  seen. 

in  vite,  to  ask  ;  to  persuade. 

in  voke,  to  call  earnestly. 

in  vol  un  ta  ry,  not  proceeding 
from  the  will. 

in  vul   ner   a  ble,    not    to    bo 
wounded. 

irk  some,  tiresome. 

ir  re  sist  i  ble,  not  to  be  resist- 
ed. 

ir  ri  tate,  to  provoke. 

isl  and,    land     surrounded     by 
water. 

i  tin  er  ant,  wandering. 


Jay,  a  bird. 

joal  ous,  suspicious. 

joop  ar  dy,  danger. 

jew  el.  a  prcciotis  stone. 

joe  u  lar,  niprry. 

jo  vi  al,  lively. 

joy  ful,  glad.          , 

ju  di  ciou.'?,  prudent. 

jane  tion,  a  union. 

nx  ni  or.  the  younger. 

ju  ris  die  lion,  power;  authori- 

jus  ti  (y,  to  defend. 


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Ju  ve  nile,  youthful. 

K 

Kale,  a  kind  of  cabbage, 
keel,  the  bottom  of  a  ship, 
keen,  sharp, 
ker  nel,  the  substance  contained 

in  a  nut. 
kin  die,  to  set  on  fire, 
king  dom,  country  ruled  by  a 

"king, 
kin  dred,  relation, 
kins  folk,  relatives, 
knave,   a   dishonest  person  ;    a 

villain, 
knead,  to  work  dough, 
knell,  the  sound  of  a  bell  rung 

at  a  funeral, 
knowl  edge,  learning. 


La  bel,  direction,  mark. 

la  bo  ri  ous,  toilsome. 

la  cer  ate,  to  tear. 

la  con  ic,  brief. 

la  nient,  to  moan  ;  bewail. 

land  scape,  a  tract  of  land. 

Ian  guid,  faint;   weak. 

Ian  guor,  faiatness. 

lapse,  to  f«ll  away. 

lar  ce  ny,  the  act  of  stealing, 

las  si  tude,  weariness. 

la  tent,  hidden. 

lat  i  tude,  breadth. 

laud  a  ble,  worthy  of  praise. 

lav  ish,  to  waste. 

la  zy,  idle. 

lead,  to  guide. 

leave,  to  quit. 

lee  ward,  from  the  wind. 

le  gal,  according  to  law. 

le  gi  Me,  that  which  may  be  read 

lei  sure,  time  unemployed. 

le  ni  ent,  mild. 

lewd,  wicked. 

li  a  ble,  subject  to. 

lib  er  ty,  freedom. 


MAN 

Li  bra  ry,  a  collection  of  books. 

li  cen  tious,  dissolute. 

lig  a  ment,  a  band. 

lim  it,  a  boundary. 

limn,  to  paint. 

lim  pid,  clear. 

lin  e  age,  race  ;  fa,mily. 

lin  ea  ment,  feature. 

li  que  fy,  to  melt. 

lit  i  gate,  to  dispute  at  law. 

li  ti  gious,  quarrelsome, 

live  ly,  brisk. 

loathe,  to  hate. 

lo  ca  tion,  situation. 

lo  CO  mo  tive,  changing  place. 

lofty,  high ;  noble. 

lo  gic,  the  art  of  reasoning. 

Ion  gev  i  ty,  length  of  life.' 

lo  qua  cious,  talkative. 

lu  cid,  clear  ;  bright. 

lu  era  tive,  prcfitiible. 

lu  mi  noos,  shining. 

lunar,  relating  to  the  moon. 

lu  na  tic,  a  deranged  man. 

lu  rid,  gloomj". 

lus  cious,  sweet. 

lus  tre,  brightness. 


M 


Machine,  an  engine. 

mag  a  zine,  a  storehouse. 

mag  is  trato,  an  olficer. 

mag  nan  i  mous,  great  of  soul; 
brave. 

mag  net,  a  loa(ietone. 

mag  nif  i  cent,  grand. 

mag  ni  fy,  to  enlarge. 

ma  jes  ty,  great  dignity  ;  gran- 
deur. 

main  tain,  to  support ;  preserve. 

mal  a  dy,  a  disease  ;  sickness. 

mal  e  fac  tor,  a  criminal. 

mal  ice,  enmity  without  a  cause. 

ma  lig  nant,  malicious  ;  ex- 
tremely hostile. 

mam  mon,  riches. 

man  date,  a  command. 

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Mau  i  fold,  mjiny, 

man  sioii,  a  dwelling;. 

man  tie,  a  cloalc/ 

man  u  al,    performed    by    the 

hand, 
man  u  mit,  to  set  free, 
man  u  script,  writing, 
mar  gin,  a  bordf^r. 
ma  rine,  belonging  to  the  sea. 
mar  tial,  warlike, 
mar  tyr.  one  who  dies   for  the 

truth, 
mar  vol,  a  wonder, 
mask,  a  disguise, 
ma  ter  nal,  motherly. 
mat  ri  mo  nj',  marriage, 
ma  ture,  ripe, 
mea  gre,  thin  ;  lean, 
me  clian  ic,  a  tradesman, 
me  di  ate,  to  interpose. 
med  i  late,  to  ponder, 
mel  an  chol  y,  gloomy, 
me  lo  di  ous,  musical, 
jncm  o  ran  dnm,  a  note, 
men  ace,  to  threaten, 
men  di  cant,  a  beggar, 
men  tal,  belonging  to  the  mind, 
nieth  od,  plan  ;  order, 
mi  cro  scope,   an  instrument  for 

viewing  small  objects, 
mi  grate,   to    move    from    one 

country  to  another, 
mil  i  ta  ry,  warlike, 
mi  nute,  Very  small, 
rair  ror,  a  looking  glass. 
mis  e  ry,  wretchedness. 
mH  take,  to  err. 
mit  i  gate,  to  soften, 
mod  crn,  new  ;  fresh, 
mo  lest,  to  disturb, 
mol  li  fy,  to  soften, 
mo  men  tous,  very  important, 
mon  arch,  a  king, 
mor  bid,  discaj«c(l. 
mo  rose,    peevifch  ;      sour-tcm- 

porcd. 
mor  tal,  subject  to  death, 
mo  live,  inducement, 
mourn  ful,  sad. 


OBE 

Mnl  ti  ply,  to  increase.  ' 

mul  ti  tude,  a  great  number. 

mun  dane,  worldly. 

mus  cu  lar,  strong. 

muse,  to  think. 

mu  ta  ble,  changeable. 

mute,  silent. 

mu  ti  late,  to  cut  oflf;  to  render 
imperfect. 

mys  te  ri  ous,  not  to  be  under- 
stood. 


N 


Nar  ra  tive,  account  of  any- 
thing. 

na  sal,  belonging  to  the  nose. 

naugh  ty,  bad. 

nau  se  ous,  loathsome. 

nav  i  gate,  to  sail  in  a  ship. 

n"e  fa  ri  ous,   extremely  wicked. 

neg  li  gent,  careless. 

neph  ew,  a  brother  or  sister's 
son.      ^ 

ner  vous,  strong. 

ncu  tral,  belonging  to  neither 
party. 

niece,  a  brother  or  sister's 
daughter. 

nig  gard  ly,  mean  ;  stingy. 

no  ble,  great;  excellent. 

noc  tur  nal,  nightly. 

noi  some,  hurtful  ;  disgusting. 

Dom  i  nate,  to  appoint ;  to  name. 

no  to  ri  ous,  Aveli  known. 

nov  el,  new. 

nude,  naked. 

nui  sance,  something  annoying 
and  offensive. 

nul  li  fy,  to  make  void. 

nu  mer  ous,  consisting  of  many. 

nup  tials,  pertaining  to  mar- 
riage. 

nu  tri  ment,  food. 


O 


Ob  du  rate,  hard-hearted. 

0  bey.  to  comply  with  a  command 


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Ob  li  ga  tion,  duty  or  promise. 

ob  lique,  not  direct;  slanting.  • 

ob  lit  er  ate,  tc  blot  out. 

ob  liv  i  on,  forgetfulness. 

ob  lo  qny,  reproach  ;  disgrace. 

ob  nox  ious,  liable  to  injury. 

ob  scene,  immodest. 

ob  scure,  darK. 

ob  so  lete,  out  of  use, 

ob  sta  cle,  a  hindrance  ;  impedi- 
ment. 

ob«ti  nate,  stubborn. 

ob  struct,  to  hinder. 

ob  tain,  to  procure. 

ob  tuse.  blunt. 

ob  \i  ate,  to  prevent. 

ob  vi  ous,  manifest ;  plain. 

oc  cult,  hiddien  ;  secret. 

oc  cu  py,  to  possess. 

o  cean,  the  sea. 

oc  ta  vo,  a  book  in  -which  a  sheet 
makes  eight  leaves. 

oc  u  lar,  relating  to  the  eye, 

o  di  ous,  hateful. 

0  dor,  smell. 

of  fend,  to  displease. 

of  fi  cious,  intermeddling. 

01  fac  to  ry,     relating     to    the 

smell. 

o  mit,  to  leave  out. 

om  nip  o  tent,-  able  to  do  all 
things. 

om  ni  pres  cnt,  present  every- 
where. 

om  nis  ciant,  knov/ing  all  things. 

o  paque,  dark. 

o  pi  ate,  a  medicine  that  pro- 
motes sleep. 

op  po  nent,  an  opposer. 

op  pression,  tyranny  ;  hardship 

op  lion,  choice. 

opu  lent,  wealthy. 

o  ral,  uttered  by  the  mouth. 

o  ra  tion,  a  public  speech. 

o  ri  en  tal,  eastern. 

or  i  (ice,  an  opening. 

or  i  gin,  the  beginning. 

or  na  ment,  a  decoration. 

or  phan,  a  fatherless  child. 


PER 

Os  ten  ta  tion,  boastfulness;  vain 

ihov/. 
o  ver  ture,  a  proposal, 
o  ver  whelm,  to  crus^h. 
out  ra  geous,  excessive ;  furious. 


P 


Fa  eif  ic,  mild  ;  quiet. 

pa  gnn,  a  heathen. 

pal  lid,  pale  ;  without  color. 

pal  pa  ble,  manifest ;  gross. 

pal  pi  tate,  to  flutter. 

pal  try,  mean  ;  despicable. 

pam  phlet,  an  unbound  book, 

pan  e  gyr  ic,  praise. 

pa  rade,  show. 

par  a  mount,  superior. 

pa  ren  tal,  belonging toa  parent. 

par  ley,  to  talk. 

par  ox  ysm,  a  lit. 

par  tial,  inclined  to  favpr. 

par  ti  ci  pate,  to  share. 

pas  sen  ger,  a  traveller. 

pas  time,  sport. 

pa  ter  naj,  fatherly. 

pat  ri  mo  ny,  estateinherited. 

patri  ot,  a  lover  of  his  country 

pa  tron  age,    special    favor    or 

support, 
pan  per,  a  poor  person, 
pa  vil  ion,  a  tent, 
jiawn,  a  pledge. 

pe  cu  ni  a  ry,  relating  to  money, 
peev  ish,  petulant, 
pel  lu  cid,  clear.  • 

pen  al  t3^  punishment 
pen  c  trate,  to  pierce, 
pen  i  tence,  sorrow  for  sin. 
pen  sive,  sad. 
pen  u  ry,  poverty, 
per  ad  ven  ture,  perhaps, 
per  ccive,  to  discover, 
per  CO  late,  to  strain, 
per  di  tion,  ruin  ;  destruction, 
per  en  ni  al,  perpetual, 
per  fid  i  ous,  false  ;  treacherous, 
per  fo  rate,    to     make    a     hole 

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Per  il,  danger. 

perjury,  false  oath. 

per  ma  nent,  durable. 

per  ni  cious,  destructive. 

per  pe  trate,  to  commit. 

per  pet  u  al,  never  cefising. 

per  se  vere,  to  persist  in. 

per  spic  u  ous,  clear. 

per  spire,  to  sweat. 

per  tain,  to  belong  to. 

per  ti  na  cious,  obstinate. 

per  vert,  to  turn  from  tlic  truth. 

pe  ruse,  to  read. 

pe  ti  tion,  a  request. 

pet  ri  fy,  to  turn  into  stone. 

phi  Ian  thro  py,    love   of  man- 
kind. 

phi  los  0  phy,  wisdom  ;  knowl- 
edge. 

I)il  lage,  to  plunder. 

pi  rate,  a  sea-robbei*. 

pit  tance,  a  small  portion. 

I)lain  five,  sorrowful  ;  sad. 

pla  cid,  gentle  ;  quiet. 

plau  si  ble,  specious. 

plead,  to  argue 

pie  na  ry,  full ;  ample. 

pli  a  ble,  easily  bent. 

plu  mage,  feathers. 

poign  ant,  sharp;  severe. 

poise,  to  balance. 

po  lite,  genteel;  well-bred. 

pol  lute,  to  defile. 

pom  pons,  boastful;  showy. 

pon  der  ous,  very  heavy. 

pop  u  la  tion,  the  inhabitants  of 
a  country. 

port  a  ble,  tlAt  which  may  be 
carried. 

por  tend,  to  foretoken. 

por  trait,  a  likeness;  picture. 

])o  si  tion,  situation. 

pos  ter  i  ty,  succeeding  genera- 
tions. ' 

post  pone,  to  put  off. 

]»o  tent,   j)owerful, 

pre  ca  ri  ous,  uncertain. 

]ire  cede,  to  go  before. 

l>re  CO  dent,  an  example. 
H 


PRO 

Pre  cept,  a  rule, 
pre  cious,  valuable, 
pre  cip  i  tate,  hasty ;  rash, 
pre  elude,  to  prevent, 
pre  CO  cious,  ripe  too  soon, 
pro  diet,  to  foretell, 
pre  dom  i  nate,  to  prevail, 
pre  em  i  nent,  excellent.- 
pref  ace,  introduction, 
pref  er  ence,  choice, 
pre  ma  ture,  ripe  too  soon, 
pre  mi  um,  a  reward  ;  boitnty; 
pie  pon  der  ate,  to  outweigh, 
pre  pos  ter  ous,  absurd, 
pro  sago,  to  forebode, 
pre  scribe,  to  direct^  order, 
pres  i  dent,  a  governor, 
pres  sure,  weight ;  force, 
pre  text,  a  pretence, 
pre  vi  ous,  going  before.  , 
prim  i  five,  original ;  ancient, 
pri  or,  former, 
prob  a  ble,  likely. 
probe,  to  search, 
prob  i  ty,  hone«ty. 
pro  claim,  to  publish, 
pro  eras  ti  nate,  to  put  off. 
prod  i  gal,  wasteful, 
pro  di  gious,  vast ;  amazing, 
pro  due  live,  fertile, 
prof  it,  advantage, 
pro  found,  deep, 
pro  gen  i  tor,  a  forefather, 
pro  go  ny,  offspring, 
pro  hib  it,  to  forbid, 
pro  lif  ic.  fruitful, 
pro  lix,  lon^r  ;  tedious, 
pro  long,  to  lengthen, 
prom  0  nade,  a  place  for  walk- 
ing, 
prominent,  projecting;  full, 
pro  mis  cu  ous,  mixed, 
pro  mote,  tohdvance. 
prompt,  quick, 
pro  mul  gate,  to  publish, 
jirone,  inclined 
prop  a  gate,   to  spread;    to   in- 

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Proph  0  sy,  to  foretell. 

pro  pi  tious,  favorable. 

pro  pri  0  tor,  owner. 

pro  scribe,  to  reject;  to  con- 
demn. 

pros  e  cute,  to  follow  or  pursue. 

pros  e  lyte,  a  convert. 

pro  tract,  to  delaj'. 

pro  trude,  to  thrust  forward. 

pro  voke,  to  make  angry. 

prox  im  i  ty,  nearness. 

public,  open;  notorious. 

pii  e  rile,  chilJisli. 

pul  ino  na  ry,  belonging  to  the 
lungs. 

pul  ver  ize,  tp  reduce  to  powder 

])unc  tu  al,  exact. 

pun  gent,  sharp  ;  acrid. 

pun  Uh,  to  chastise. 

pu  ny,  small  and  weak. 

purge,  to  purify. 

pur  pose,  intention. 

pur  sue,  to  follow. 

pu  tre  fy,  to  rot. 

pu  trid,  rotten. 

puz  zle,  to  perplex. 


O 


Quack,  a  pretender. 

quad  ru  ped,  an  animal  with  four 

feet, 
quag  mire,  a  bog. 
qual  i  fy,  to  make  fit. 
quar  rel,  to  dispute, 
quar  to,  a  book  in  •\vhich  a  sheet 

ol  paper  makes  four  leaves, 
([uell,  to  subdue;  to  crush, 
qui  et,  rest. 

qui  e  tude,  tranquillity, 
quit,  to  leave  off. 
quiv  er,  to  tremble, 
quiz,  to  befool. 


Rab  id,  raging  mad. 

rac  coon,  a  kind  of  wild  animal. 

rai  mcnt,  clothing. 


EEJ 

Raise,  to  lift. 

ram  i  fy,  to  branch  out. 

ran  cid,  strong-scented. 

ran  dom,  done  by  chance. 

ran  som,  price  p  lid  for  liberty, 

ra  pa  cious,  seizing  by  violence. 

rap  id,  quick. 

rar  e  fy,  to  make  thin. 

rat  i  fy,  to  confirm. 

ra  tion  al,  reasonable. 

rav  age,  to  lay  •waste. 

read  y,  prepared  ;  quick. 

re  buke,  to  chide. 

re  cent,  new  ;  modern. 

re  cip  i  ent,  a  receiver. 

re  cip  ro  cal,  by  turns. 

re  cite  to  repeat. 

re  claim,  to  reform;  to  bring 
back. 

rec  og  nize,  to  recollect. 

re  coil,  to  reb'ourd;   to  shrink. 

rec  om  pense,  to  reward. 

re  con  cile,  to  settle  a  difference 

rec  on  noi  tre,  to  view ;  to  ex- 
amine. 

re  cord,  to  register. 

re  cruit.,  to  obtain  -fresh  sup- 
plies. 

rec  ti  tude,  uprightness. 

re  cum  bent,  lying  down. 

re  deem,  to  ransom  ;  to  save. 

re  dun  dant,  more  than  is  iiccca- 
sary  ;  superfluous. 

re  fine,  to  purify. 

ro  form,  to  grow  better. 

re  frac  to  ry,  sullen ;  stubborn. 

re  frain,  to  forbear. 

ro  fresh,  to  revive.  ^ 

ref  uge,  shelter. 

re  ful  gent,  bright, 

re  fund,  to  pay  back. 

re  fute,  tb  disprove. 

re  gal,  royal. 

re  gen  er  ate,  to  create  anew. 

re  gion,  a  country. 

r(ig  u  late,  to  direct. 

re  hearse,  to  repeat. 

re  im  burse,  to  refund. 

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llOA 

Ro  it  er  ate,  to  repeat  again  and 

a2;ain. 
re  lapse,  to  fall  baclc. 
re  lax,  to  slacken 
re  luc  tant,  unwilling, 
re  mera  ber,  to  k<^ep  iu  mind, 
ro  miss,  nesjligent. 
re  morse,  piiy  ;  anguish  for  sin. 
re  mote,  distant, 
re  mu  ner  ate,  to  reward, 
re  nounce,  to  disown  ;  tocjistoff. 
ren  o  vate,  to  renevv. 
re  nown,  fame, 
re  peal,  to  cancel, 
re  pel,  to  drive  back. 
re  peat,  to  be  sorry  for. 
re  [)b'n  ish.  to  fill  again, 
rep  ri  mand,  to  reprove  severely, 
re  pub  lie,  a  commonwealth, 
re  pug  nant,  opposed  to. 
re  pulse,  to  drive  back, 
re  qui  site,  necessary, 
re  quite,  to  repay, 
res  i  dence,  place  of  abode, 
re  sign,  to  give  up. 
re  sist,  to  oiipoiie. 
res  o  lute,  firm  ;  determined, 
re  spire,  to  breathe, 
res  pite,  to  reprieve 
re  splen  dcnr,  very  bright, 
re  spond,  to  answer. 
re  strain,  to  hold  back;  to  check 
re  strict,  to  limit, 
re  tain,  to  keep, 
re  tard,  to  hinder, 
ro  tract,  to  take  back, 
re  trieve,  to  recover, 
ret  ro  spect,  to  look  back, 
re  veal,  to  disclose. 
re  voko,  to  repeal, 
rid  i  cule,  to  laugh  at. 
rigi't  eous,  just, 
ri  gid,  stiff. 

rig  or  ous,  harsh  ;  severe, 
ri  ot,  an  uproar, 
risk,  hazard, 
ri  val,  a  competitor, 
riv  u  lot,  a  small  river, 
roam,  to  wander. 


SEQ 

Ro  bust,  strong. 

ro  man  tic,  wild. 

rude  ness,  incivility. 

ru  mi  nate,  to  think.    • 

ru  ral,  belonging  to  the  country 


S 


Sac  ri  fice,  an  offering. 

i-ad,  sorrowful. 

safe  guard,  a  defence. 

sagr*,  wise. 

sal  a  ry,  wages. 

sa  li  va,  spittle. 

sa  lu  bri  ous,  healthful. 

sane  ti  fy,  to  make  holy. 

san  guiu  a  ry.  cruel 

sar  caa  tic,  sneering  at;  bitter. 

sa  ti  ate,  to  satisfy  ;  to  fill. 

sat  u  rate,  to  fill. 

sav  age,  cruel ;  wild. 

sau  cy,  pert;  impudent. 

scan  da  lous,  disgraceful. 

scarce,  uncommdn. 

seep  tre,  ensign  of  royalty. 

scheme,  a  plan. 

schism,  division  in  a  church. 

scorn  ful,  contemptuous. 

scourge,  to  lash. 

screen,  to  shelter  ;  to  conceal. 

scribe,  a  writer. 

scru  pu  lous,  very  exact. 

scru  ti  ny,  close  examination. 

scur  ril  i  ty,     indecency  ;      low 

abuse. 
se  Crete,  to  hide. 
se  cure,  safe. 
so  date,  calm. 

sed  en  ta  ry,  sitting;  inactive, 
se  duce,  to  entice  from  virtue.     . 
seize,  to  take  by  force, 
se  lect,  to  choose.  " 
%em  i  cir  do,  half  a  circle, 
se  ni  or,  elder, 
sen  su  al.  carnal, 
sen  ti  ment,  thought, 
sen  ti  nel,  a  guard, 
eep  ul  chre,  a  grave, 
se  quel,  conclusion. 


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Se  rone,  calm, 
se  ri  ous,  solemn  ;  grave. 
Ber  vile,  sljivish. 
ses  sion,  act  of  sitting, 
sev  er,  to  force  asunder, 
se  vere,  barr^b  ;  rigorous, 
ehep  herd,  one  who  tends  sheep, 
shield,  to  cover, 
shrewd,  artful;  cunning, 
shriek,  to  scream, 
shrill,  piercing;  sharp, 
shrink,  to  contract, 
sig  nif  i  cant,  inij)ortant. 
elm  i  lar,  of  the  same  kind, 
simple,  plain ;  artless, 
sin  cere,  pure;  unaffected.- 
sin  is  ter,  bad  ;  dishonest, 
skein,  a  hank  of  silk, 
skep  ti  cal,    disposed    to  disbe- 
lieve, 
slan  der,  to  accuse  falsely, 
sla  ve  ry,  servitude, 
slaugh  ter,  to  kill, 
sloth,  laziness. 

slov  en  ly,  noTneat;  careless, 
slug  gish,  dull ;  lazy, 
snare,  to  entrap, 
so  ber,  grave  ;  temperate, 
so  ci  a  ble,  friendly, 
so  journ,  to  dwell, 
so  lar,  belonging  to  the  sun. 
so  li  cit,  to  entreat, 
sol  id,  firm. 

so  111  o  quy,  talking  to  one's  self 
sol  i  ta  ry,  alone, 
sol  vent,  able  to  pay. 
so  no  rous,  g-iving  sound, 
soothe,  to  calm 
soph  is  try,  false  argument. 
„  sor  did,  covetous;  mean. 
spa  cious,  wide  ;  large, 
spasm,  a  convulsion, 
spawn,  eggs  of  fish.  • 

spc  cies,  a  sort  or  kind, 
spe  ci  men,  a  sample, 
spec  ta  tor,  a  looker  on. 
spee  dy,  swift, 
sphere,  a  globe  or  ball. 
Bpi  ral,  curved. 


SUE 

Spoil,  to  rob;  to  destroy, 
spoil  ta  no  ous,  voluntary, 
spray,  foam, 
spright  ly,  lively, 
spu  ri  ous,  counterfeit, 
squal  id,  very  fihhy. 
sta  ble,  firm  ;  steady. 
stag  nant,  without  motion. 
Stat  ue,  an  image. 
Stat  ute,  a  law. 

stead  fast,  firm  ;  unwavering. 
ster  ile,  barren, 
stim  u  late,  to  excite 
stip  u  late,  to  bargain, 
strat  a  gem,  anariitice. 
stren  u  ous,  active;  urgent, 
stub  born,  obstinate, 
stu  pid,  extremely  dull ;  sense- 
less. 
stu  pen  dous,  amazing, 
sub  due,  to  conquer, 
sub  lime,  lofty;  grand, 
sub  se  quent,  following, 
sub  Stan  tial,  solid;  real, 
sub  ter  fuge,  a  trick. 

sub  ter  ra  ne  ous,  under  the 
ground. 

sub  tie,  artful ;  sly. 

sub  vert,  to  overturn. 

sue  cinct,  concise. 

sue  cor,  help. 

suf  fi  cient,  enough. 

suf  frage,  a  vote. 

sug  gest,  to  hint. 

sul  len,  obstinate. 

sump  tu  ous,  costly  and  grand. 

su  pcrb,  grand. 

su  per  a  bun  dant,  more  than 
enough. 

su  per  cil  i  ous,  insolent. 

su  per  in  tend,  to  oversee. 

su  per  vise,  to  overlook. 

sup  pli  catov  to  implore. 

sup  press,  to  crush. 

su  prenie,  highest. 

sur  face,  the  outside. 

sur  mount,  lo  overcome. 

sur  pass,  to  excel. 

sur  ren  der,  to  give  up. 


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TOR 

Sus  pond,  to  hang, 

8US  pensG,  uncertainij-. 

sus  te  nanco,  support." 

svvar  thy,  dusky. 

swerve,  to  wunder;  to  bend  from 

swoon,  to  fuirit. 

syc  o  pliant,  ii  flatterer. 

symp  torn,  a  sign. 

By  non  y  mous,  of  the  same 

meaning, 
system,  a  phm ;  scheme. 


Ta  cit,  silent. 

taint,  to  infect. 

tal  on,  a  bird's  claw. 

tan  gi  ble,  capable  of  being  felt. 

tan  ta  mount,  equivalent. 

tar  dy,  slow. 

taunt,  to  scuff;  to  reproach  with 

bitterness, 
tau  tol  o  gy,   repetition  of  the 

same  words, 
te  di  ous,  slow ;  wearisome, 
tol  e  scope,  a  spy  glass, 
te  mer  i  ty,  rashness, 
tern  per  ance,  moderanon, 
tern  pest  u  ous,  storm3^ 
temp  ta  tion,  trial  of  virtue, 
ten  don,  a  sinew. 
ten  or,  purport;   meaning, 
tep  id,  lukewarm, 
ter  mi  nate,  to  choose;  to  limit, 
ler  res  tri  al,  earthly, 
ter  ri  ble,  dreadfirl ;  alarmicg,' 
tes  ti  fy,  to  bear  witness, 
the  ol  o  ery,  divinity, 
thwart,  to  cross;  to  frustrate, 
ti  dings,  news, 
ti  dy,  neat, 
tini  id,  fearful, 
tithe,  a  tenth  part, 
toil  some,  laborious, 
to  ken,  a  sign, 
tol  er  ate,  to  allow.  ' 

tor  ment,  misery, 
tor  Da  do,  a  violent  hurricane, 
tor  pid,  numb  ;  dull. 


UNM 

Tor  rent,  a  rapid  stream, 

tor  rid,  hot. 

to  tal,  the  whole. 

tra  duce,  to  slander. 

traf  iic,  trade. 

tran  quil,  quiet. 

tran  scend,  to  surpass. 

tran  scribe^  to  copy. 

trans  form,  to  change. 

trans  gress,  to  offend. 

tran  sient,  of  short  duration. 

tians  pa  rent,  clear. 

trans  pose,  to  change  places. 

treach  er  ous,  faithless. 

trea  tise,  a  discourse. 

tre  men  dous,  dreadful ;  violent. 

trib  u  la  tion,  trouble;  affliction. 

tri  en  ni  al,  once  in  three  years. 

triv  i  al,  worthless, 

tri  umph.  to  conquer ;  to  rejoice 
over  victory. 

tu  i  tion,  instruction. 

tu  mult,  uproar  ;  confusion. 

tur  bulent,  restless  ;  tumultuous 

tur  pi  tude,  extreme  wickedness. 

type,  an  emblem. 

ty  pog  ra  phy,  the  art  of  print- 
ing. 

tyr  an  ny,  severity ;  cruelty  of 
government. 


U 


Ul  cer,  a  running  sore. 

ul  ti  mate,  the  very  last. 

u  nan  i  mous,  all  of  one  opinion 

un  a  wares,  suddenly. 

un  cer  tain,  doubtful. 

un  couth,  rough  ;  odd. 

im  daunt  ed,  bold;  bi'avo. 

un  du  late,  to  roll  as  a  wave. 

un  e  quiv  o  cal,  plain. 

un  feigned,  sincere. 

un  gen  er  ous,  mean. 

un  god  ly,  wicked. 

u  ni  corn,  a  bea.>it  with  one  horn, 

u  ni  form,  similar. 

u  nite,  to  join. 

un  mer  ci  ful,  cruel. 


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VES 

Un  re  lent  ing,  -without  pity. 

un  right  eous,  unjust. 

un  sea  son  a  ble,  uutimely. 

un  wa  ry,  not  cautious. 

ua  wield  y,  bulk}'' ;  awkward. 

un  wor  thj,  mean. 

up  braid,  to  chide. 

ur  ban  i  ty,  politeness  ;  €0urtes3'' 

ur  getit,  pressing:  vehement. 

u  surp,  to  seize  without  right. 

u  ten  sil,  a  tool. 

u  til  i  ty,  usefulness. 


V 


Va  cant,  empty. 

va  cate,  to  make  vacant. 

vag  a  bond,  a  wandering,  idle 
person. 

va  grant,  wandering;  unsettled. 

vague,  unsettled ;  uncertain. 

val  e  die  to  ry,  a  farewell  address. 

val  i  ant,  brave. 

va  lid  i  ty,  value. 

van  ish,  to  disappear. 

van  i  ty,  vain  pleasure ;  folly. 

van  quitch,  to  defeat ;  to  over- 
come. 

va  ri  a  ble,  changeable. 

va  ri  ous,  diiferent ;  of  many 
sorts. 

ve  ge  ta  bles,  plants  of  all  sorts, 

ve  he  mence,  violence  ;  great  ar- 
dor. 

ve  hi  cle,  a  wheel  carriage. 

ve  lo  ci  tj',  speed. 

ven  geance,  punishment ;  re- 
venge. 

von  ora  ous,  poisonous. 

ven  ti  late,  to  introduce  fresh 
air. 

ve  ra  cious,  truthful. 

ver  ba  tim,  word  for  word, 

ver  dure,  greenness. 

verge,  inarj^fin  ;  edge. 

ver  na],  belonging  to  spring. 

ver»sa  tile,  changeable. 

ves  tige,  a  footstep  ;  track. 

ves  ture,  a  garment. 


WOR 

Vex,  to  irritate ;  to  disturb. 

vi  cia  i  ty,  neighborhood. 

vi  cis  si  tude,  change. 

vie  tim,  a  sacrifice. 

vi  gi  lant,  watchful. 

vig  or,  strength. 

vi  o  late,  to  injure;    to  break 

violently, 
vir  u  lent,  malignant, 
vis   i   ble,  that   "which  may  be 

seen, 
vis  ion  a  ry,  imaginary, 
vi  tal,  pertaining  to  life :  very 

necessary, 
vi  va  cious,  sprightly. 
viv  id,  bright ;   lively, 
vo  cab  u  la  ry,  a  dictionary, 
vo  ca  tion,  employment, 
vo  cif  er  ato,  to  cry  out  with  a. 

loud  voice, 
vol  un  ta  ry,  acting  by  choice, 
vo  ra  cious,  greedy, 
vouch  safe,  to  grant. 
vul  gar,  common  ;  mean. 

W 

"Waft,  to  convey. 

wag  gish,  frolicsome. 

wail,  to  lament. 

waive,  not  to  claim  .or  insist 
upon. 

wan  der,  to  rove. 

war  fare,  state  of  war.  . 

wa}'^  far  er,  a  traveller. 

wealth  y,  rich. 

wea  ri  some,  tedious  ;  irksome. 

wed  luck,  marriage. 

wel  fare,  happiness. 

whim  si  cal,  full  of  whims. 

whole  some  salutary. 

wil  der  nes3,  an  uninhabited 
forest  or  desert. 

with  er,  tofade;  to  waste  away. 

wit  ness,  one  who  gives  testi- 
mony 

won  der  ful,  strange. 

work  man  sbip,  skill. 

wor  ship,  to  do  reverence. 


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YIE 

Wor  thy,  deserving, 
wran  gle,  to  quarrel, 
wreathe,  to  twist ;  to  entwine, 
wrcs  tie,  to  siruggle. 
wretch  od,  miserable, 
wrong  fill,  unjust, 
wry,  crooked ;  twisted. 


Y 


Yawn,  to  gapo ;.  to  opoi;i  wide, 

year  ly,  every  year. 

yeo  man,  a  farmer. 

yieldj  to  produce,  to  give  up. 


ZOO 

Youth  ful,  young, 

Z 

Zeal,  ardor;  enthusiasm, 
zeal  ous,  ardent ;  full  of  zeal, 
ze  nith,  the  point  over  our  heads 
zepli  yr,  a  sort  breeze, 
zest,  relish  ;  fondness  for. 
zig  zag,  having  short  turns, 
zone,  a  girdle;  a  belt, 
zo  og  ra  phy,  a    description  of 
animals. 


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IS'UMERATION  TABLE. 
Thousands,   Units. 


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H  o  a 
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9  8  7 


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CO* 

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p 

13 
OQ 


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Three  hundred  and  twenty-ono 
4  Thousand  ;S21 
54  Thousand  321 
054  Thousand  321 

7  Millions  654  thousand  321 

87  Millions  654  thousand  321 

987  Millions  654  thousand  321 


123,456,789     123  Millions  456  thousand  789. 
30,243,302       30  Millions  243  thousand  302. 
9,604,233 


ADDITION   TABLE. 


1 

and 

2 

and 

3 

and 

4 

and 

5 

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an  d 

7  awrf 

1 

are    2 

1 

are    3 

1 

are    4 

1 

are    5 

1 

are     61 

are     7 

1 

are      8 

2 

3 

2 

4 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

7i2 

8 

2 

9 

3 

4 

3 

5 

3 

6 

3 

7 

3 

8|3 

9 

3 

10 

4 

5 

4 

6 

4 

7 

4 

8 

4 

9,4 

30 

4 

11 

5 

6 

5 

7 

5 

8 

5 

9 

5 

105 

11 

5 

12 

6 

7 

6 

8 

6 

9 

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12 

6 

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7 

8 

7 

9 

7 

11) 

7 

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7 

127 

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14 

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9 

8 

10 

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11 

8 

12 

8 

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8 

15 

9 

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9 

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9 

12 

9 

1.-? 

9 

14'9 

15 

9 

16 

8    and 
are 


91 
^2 


9    and 
are 


14  6 

■15!  7 
16j8 
1719 


11  and 
are 


12  1 
Vi  2 
14  3 
15:4 
16;5 
17  6 


12  and 
are 


13 
14 
16 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 


FRACTIONS, 
i  One-fourth.  i  One-half. 

5  Three-fourths.  i  One-third. 

§  Two-thirds.  J  One-gixth. 

iJ  Three-eighths.  f  Five-eighths. 


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MULTIPLICATION  TABLE. 


Twice 

3  times 

4 

imea 

5  times 

6  times 

7  (imea 

1  make  2 

1  m 

ako  3 

1  make  4 

1   make  5 

1  make  6 

1 

make  f 

2      4 

2 

6 

2 

8 

2 

10 

2      12 

2 

14 

3      6 

3 

9 

3 

12 

3 

15 

3     IS 

3 

21 

4      8 

4 

12 

4 

16 

4 

20 

4     24 

4 

28 

6     10 

5 

16 

5 

20 

5 

25 

5     30 

5 

35 

6     12 

6 

18 

6 

24 

6 

30 

6     36 

6 

42 

7     14 

7 

21 

7 

28 

7 

35 

7     42 

7 

49 

8     K) 

S 

24 

8 

32 

8 

40 

8     48 

8 

56 

9     18 

9 

27 

9 

36 

9 

45 

9      54 

9 

63 

10      20 

10. 

30 

10 

4(1 

10 

50 

10      60 

10 

70 

11      22 

U 

33 

11 

'44 

11 

55 

11      66 

11 

77 

12      24 

i:- 

36 

12 

48 

12 

60 

12     72 

12 

84 

8  times 

9  tint-  8 

LO  ti7iics 

11  times 

12 

times 

1  make  8 

1 

make  9 

1 

make  10 

1  make  11 

1  make  12 

2       16 

2 

18 

2 

20 

2       22 

2 

24 

3       24 

3 

27 

3 

30 

3       33 

3 

36 

4       32 

4 

36 

4 

40 

4       44 

4 

48 

5       40 

6 

45 

5 

50 

5       55 

5 

60 

6       48 

6 

54 

6 

60 

6       66 

6 

72 

7       50 

< 

63 

7 

70 

7      77 

7 

84 

8       64 

8 

72 

8 

80 

8  .      88 

8 

96 

9  y      72 
10   '^   80 

9 

81 

9 

90 

9       99 

9 

108 

10 

90 

10 

100 

10      110 

10 

120 

11       88 

11 

99 

11 

110 

11      121 

11 

132 

12       i) 

0 

12 

108 

12 

120 

12 

132 

12 

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10  dimes,  or  100  ceuts,  1  dol- 
lar  -..../?.  or  $. 

10  dollars.. 1  eai^le,  B. 


ENGLISH   MONEY. 

4  farthings  make  1  penny. 

[marked  d. 

12  ponce 1  shilling,     s. 

20  shillii:g3 1  pound.      £. 


DRY  MEASURE. 

2  pints  [marked  J[J^]  make  1  quart, 
[marked  (ft. 

4  quarts 1  gallon,    pal. 

2  gallons 1  peck,       pk. 

4  pecks 1  bushel,     bu. 


LIQUID  MEASURE. 

2  pints  [marked 2)«.]  make  1  quart, 
[marked  qf. 

4  quarts 1  gallon,  gul. 

31 J^  gallons I  barrel,  bar. 

42   gallons 1  tierce,  tier. 

63   gallons^ 1  hogshead,      hhd. 

2  'hogsheails....!  pipe  or  butt,  p.  b. 

2  pipes  or  butts  1  tun,  T. 


CUBIC   OR    SOLID    MEASURE. 

By  this   measure   is  asccrfainod 
the  solid  contents  of  stone,  timber, 
etc. 
1728  cubic   inches  [mnrked  c».  nj.] 

make 1  cubic  loot. 

[marked  c«.  ft 
27  cubic  feet. I  cubic  yard,  ci/   yd.j 
128  cubic  feet..!    cord   of    wood 
bark ^d. 


